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Kids Quotes

"I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing."

"I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing."

Ozzy Osbourne, English Musician

90

"I think if you look at Andre then and now, you look at two different models. Of course it's personal preference, I think Andre now is a great role model for the kids. He has started training differently than he was before, and so on and so on."

"I think if you look at Andre then and now, you look at two different models. Of course it's personal preference, I think Andre now is a great role model for the kids. He has started training differently than he was before, and so on and so on."

Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Kids, Now, Training

76

"When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit."

"When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit."

Johnny Depp, American Actor

51

"In certain ways it is incredibly damaging considering the stuff I did before certainly wasn't for kids."

"In certain ways it is incredibly damaging considering the stuff I did before certainly wasn't for kids."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

48

"I don't want little kids reading my comics."

"I don't want little kids reading my comics."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

Kids, Reading, Want

46

"Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny."

"Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

39

"No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil."

"No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

38

"When I was a kid, I was afraid of other kids."

"When I was a kid, I was afraid of other kids."

Andy Dick, American Actor

36

"Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it."

"Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it."

Thuy Trang, Vietnamese Actress

Kids, Present, Reality, Responsibility

36

"Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty trained. When I started going to school I think I got on everyone's nerves because I used to ask adult questions rather than settle for the stuff usually fed to kids."

"Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty trained. When I started going to school I think I got on everyone's nerves because I used to ask adult questions rather than settle for the stuff usually fed to kids."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

Kids, Nerves, Old, Questions

33

"Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs."

"Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs."

Frankie Avalon, American Actor

Kids, Old, Songs

33

"Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible."

"Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible."

Tony Danza, American Actor

32

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."

Philip Larkin, English Poet

Kids, Man, Misery

30

"I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant'."

"I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant'."

Dean Martin, American Actor

29

"But now I have a lot of little kids who watched Invader Zim whenever they could find it on television."

"But now I have a lot of little kids who watched Invader Zim whenever they could find it on television."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

Kids, Now, Television

29

"The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals."

"The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals."

Ralph Steadman, British Cartoonist

29

"I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids."

"I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

28

"Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?"

"Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?"

Paula Abdul, American Musician

28

"By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done."

"By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

Kids, Needs, Questions

27

"I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid."

"I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

27

"I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was making $12 an hour."

"I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was making $12 an hour."

Monique Coleman, American Actress

Kids, Night, School

27

"I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did."

"I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did."

Sally Field, American Actress

27

"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."

"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."

Chuck Norris, American Actor

27

"My kids get everything they want and are raised well."

"My kids get everything they want and are raised well."

Suge Knight, American Producer

27

"I've been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts."

"I've been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts."

Marion Zimmer Bradley, American Writer

26

"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."

"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."

Walt Disney, American Cartoonist

26

"I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?"

"I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?"

Gary Oldman, English Actor

26

"On her baby: He's 16 months old and he eats soap and paper. What's going on with kids?"

"On her baby: He's 16 months old and he eats soap and paper. What's going on with kids?"

Celine Dion, Canadian Musician

Kids, Months, Old

26

"The only problem in the past has been my kids. I'd want to bring them to London with me, but they are at an important stage in high school."

"The only problem in the past has been my kids. I'd want to bring them to London with me, but they are at an important stage in high school."

Mimi Rogers, American Actress

Kids, London, Past, School

26

"I have to go... drop some kids in the pool."

"I have to go... drop some kids in the pool."

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

26

"I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me."

"I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me."

Susan Powter, American Celebrity

25

"This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary."

"This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

25

"I don't want my kids going through what I went through - police stopping you, searching you and all that malarkey."

"I don't want my kids going through what I went through - police stopping you, searching you and all that malarkey."

John O'Neill, American Athlete

Kids, Police, Want

25

"George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar."

"George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

24

"I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do."

"I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do."

Morris Chestnut, American Actor

Kids, Old, Want

24

"Anything that was perverse and silly would be Kids in the Hall."

"Anything that was perverse and silly would be Kids in the Hall."

Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian

23

"Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them."

"Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them."

John Goodman, American Actor

23

"Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there."

"Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there."

Joe DiMaggio, American Athlete

23

"I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader."

"I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

Kids, Kitchen, Play

23

"We have been in Victoria for 3 years now after moving here from Vancouver. Victoria is a great place to live and we plan on staying especially as the kids are now in school."

"We have been in Victoria for 3 years now after moving here from Vancouver. Victoria is a great place to live and we plan on staying especially as the kids are now in school."

Jonathan Brown, American Athlete

Kids, Now, School, Years

22

"Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids."

"Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids."

Hal Sparks, American Actor

22

"It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have."

"It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

22

"I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents."

"I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents."

Luke Perry, American Actor

Kids, Parents, Talking

22

"It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show."

"It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show."

Daisy Berkowitz, American Musician

22

"Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter."

"Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter."

Charles Kuralt, American Journalist

22

"I want my permanent address to be in Oklahoma. Someday, when I get married and I have kids, that's where I want to raise my kids."

"I want my permanent address to be in Oklahoma. Someday, when I get married and I have kids, that's where I want to raise my kids."

Carrie Underwood, American Musician

22

"Kids used to tease me unmercifully about that name."

"Kids used to tease me unmercifully about that name."

Marge Schott, American Businessman

21

"The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them."

"The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them."

Joan Collins, American Actress

21

"It's up to each person's parents whether they think it's too frightening or too violent, how much their kids can handle, what they want to teach them, what they want to show them."

"It's up to each person's parents whether they think it's too frightening or too violent, how much their kids can handle, what they want to teach them, what they want to show them."

Gina Philips, American Actress

Kids, Parents, Want

21

"I'm not perfect, I do drink. I do smoke. Carson Daly can't go out and get messed up, he can't smoke in front of kids - he's the face of MTV, and he has to be good. But me? I can."

"I'm not perfect, I do drink. I do smoke. Carson Daly can't go out and get messed up, he can't smoke in front of kids - he's the face of MTV, and he has to be good. But me? I can."

Tara Reid, American Actress

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