Small Child Quotes - Page 6

• He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary way but in a businesslike fashion that may sometimes entail a hug, in the same way that closing a big business deal may call for a handshake.

  Stephen King

  Fashion, Children, Business Deals

  Stephen King (2016). “The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger”, p.114, Simon and Schuster

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• Reading to small children is a specialty.

  Clifton Fadiman

  Children, Reading, Specialty

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• Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity.

  Alice Hoffman

  Daughter, Children, Secret

  FaceBook post by Alice Hoffman from May 10, 2015

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• We routinely leave our small children in day care among strangers. At the same time, in our guilt we evince paranoia about strangers and foster fear in children.

  Thomas Harris

  Children, Day Care, Guilt

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• Some crime against nature is about to be committed. I feel it in my veins. These men and boys are grocers and clerks, gardeners and fathers - fathers of small children. A country cannot bear to lose them.

  Sebastian Faulks

  Country, Children, Father

  Sebastian Faulks (2010). “Birdsong”, p.222, Random House

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• Small children believe themselves to be gods, or some of them do, and they can only be satisfied when the rest of the world goes along with their way of seeing things.

  Neil Gaiman

  Children, Believe, World

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• Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small child, was appreciating Jamaican music.

  Adrian Young

  Appreciation, Children, Kids

  "No Doubt's Adrian Young gets irie with a reggae mix". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. October 2, 2012.

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• I find you can often find humor just by turning something upside-down. Like a... small child.

  Emo Philips

  Children, Upside Down

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• People often ask authors where their ideas come from, and often authors say they don't know. But I do know about this one. Once upon a time, my wife and I had three small children -- two boys and a girl, just like in the story. And when they were young, we used to tell them a story very like YOU'RE ALL MY FAVORITES.

  Sam McBratney

  Girl, Children, Boys

  Sam McBratney (2007). “You're all my favorites”

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• The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.

  Charles Hodge

  Children, Simple, Profound

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• Every sin already carries grace within in, all small children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people - eternal life. The Buddha exists in the robber and dice player; the robber exists in the Brahmin.

  Hermann Hesse

  Children, Player, Men

  Hermann Hesse (2015). “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, p.107, Om Books International

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• Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure.

  Lara St. John

  Children, Believe, Journey

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• Even as a small child I never felt that I should have to compete with anyone - even my older brother.

  Dwayne Hickman

  Brother, Children, Should Have

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• But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes.

  Carson McCullers

  Children, Heart, Twists

  Carson McCullers (2005). “The Ballad of the Sad Cafe”, p.28, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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  The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

  Maria Montessori

  Children, School, Doe

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• Often girls feel deeply cared about as small children but then find as we develop willpower and independent thought that the world stops affirming us, that we are seen as unlovable.

  Bell Hooks

  Girl, Children, Independent

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• Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.

  Maria Montessori

  Children, Skills, Sometimes

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• But when I talk to people who are Darwinists or evolutionists and say, 'Well, how did life begin' - they're... they don't have an answer. I mean, they have an answer, but it's a BS answer. It's an answer that wouldn't make sense to a small child.

  Ben Stein

  Children, Mean, People

  "Ben Stein on Glenn Beck's show about Intelligent Design". "Glenn Beck Program", www.youtube.com. November 13, 2007.

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• Well, I've got two small children and this is a very important time for me to be around them.

  Treat Williams

  Children, Two, Important

  "Afternoon Treat". Interview with Michael Portantiere, www.theatermania.com. April 26, 2002.

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• The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice.

  Koichi Tanaka

  Children, Character, Acceptance

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• Finn crossed his arms and glared at Volusian. It was kind of a bold move, considering Finn looked like a cartoon character and Volusian looked like he ate the souls of small children. For all I knew, he probably did.

  Richelle Mead

  Children, Moving, Character

  Richelle Mead (2012). “Richelle Mead Dark Swan Bundle: Storm Born, Thorn Queen, Iron Crowned & Shadow Heir”, p.335, Zebra Books

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• Few occasions are as joyous to small children as funerals, almost better than the big wedding blowouts that take place at night when it's hard to stay awake. A small boy will never be harshly criticized at a funeral; he is more treasured as death comes close and all his wickedness vanishes before the inescapable fact that thank God, he is healthy.

  Arthur Miller

  Children, Boys, Night

  Arthur Miller (2013). “Timebends: A Life”, p.29, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• I like throwing snowballs at small children.

  Sam Mendes

  Children, Throwing, Snowball

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• I travel all the time, and I have two small children.

  Hope Davis

  Children, Two

  "Hope Davis: Will Six Degrees' Laura Bust Her Pal's Fiancé?". Interview with Sabrina Rojas Weiss, www.tvguide.com. October 12, 2006.

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• In many respects a teenage girl's home is more important to her than at any time since she was a small child. She also needs emotional support and protection from the most corrosive cultural forces that seek to exploit her when she is least able to resist.

  Caitlin Flanagan

  Girl, Teenage, Children

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