Quotes about kids
kids thinking coaches
A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't. Randy Pausch
kids emotional looks
If you look at a farmer and his daily expenditure on existing energy services, it is much higher on an incremental delta basis. And then there is an emotional cost of not providing their kids with the right to educate. If you calculate these costs in economic terms and create a financing mechanism for them to buy it, the emotional delta cost is much higher compared to their household. Ramon Magsaysay
kids writing writing-stories
I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories. Randa Abdel-Fattah
kids play trying
If I have a weakness, it's that I try to live by the rules. I try to live by the rules, no matter what they are, and I was brought up that way as a kid. Play by the rules. Rand Paul
kids littles little-kid
I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid.
kids thinking people
People are interested in family traditions, and I think a lot of families can benefit from some of the ways that my parents dealt with the challenges of raising four kids. Ralph Nader
kids wizards fantasy
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids, and that was Wizards. Ralph Bakshi
kids thinking play
I could play through anything. But just thinking about I have kids, longevity, I probably would have made more of a conscious effort not to hit the floor, but at the end of the day in the playoffs, you can't play that way. You just have to play and give it your all. Rajon Rondo
kids years cuba
Well, you know, I left Cuba as a kid when I was 6 years old back in 1971. Rafael Palmeiro
kids green easy
Working with a green screen is easy. It's just like being a kid. But it's not nearly as satisfying. Rachel Weisz
kids thinking media
I was shy when I was a kid, I was very shy, but now I think I've improved a lot. I can speak OK with the media and with the people. My English is still bad but I feel a little bit better now than before. Rafael Nadal
kids choices feelings
It's always a thrilling experience to go into a place that offers you a lot of choice. You know it's like it reminds you of when you're a kid and you go to the amusement park and whether it be Disneyworld or Six Flags you know that thrilling moment when you first enter and you know you've got all these possibilities for the day and it's really a... it's a wonderful feeling. Sheena Iyengar
kids littles red
One thing I've been doing since I was a little kid and that's score touchdowns so if somebody needs somebody to get in the red zone and do some work, I could probably still do that pretty well. Shaun Alexander
kids thinking indiana
I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn't really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, 'E.T.' and 'Indiana Jones.' Those were the only things I knew existed. Shane Carruth
kids long one-day
I definitely want to have kids one day. That's something I've always wanted since as long as I could remember. And the older I get, the more I'm like, "I'm too young!" Serena Williams
kids people changed
If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people.
kids able serious
Hopefully I'll be able to mature one of these days, get serious, and at least have them [kids] pretty fast.
kids littles scared
When I was a little kid, I loved horror films. I always liked being scared. Sean Durkin
kids people large-groups
When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.
kids parent littles
It's shocking how sophisticated little kids can be, when it comes to behaving in a professional manner, and that's a credit to their parents. Sean Astin
kids thinking media
The average teen today spends about 35 hours a week in front of a screen of some kind: iPod, movie, TV, video. And a lot of it is good, but a lot of it's not. And so I think you've got that five hours a day of media coming into your kid's head that's creating a lot of havoc out there. Sean Covey
kids college athletic
I was the youngest of seven kids and I would not have been able to go to college without an athletic scholarship. Scott Brooks
kids hands cubes
What really put me over the top was receiving a packet of hundreds of hand-written thank you notes, telling me how the kids were inspired and excited about the [Cube] project. Scott Cohen
kids type pranks
I guess when I was a kid I wasn't the type of person playing a lot of pranks. I was the type of person upon whom pranks were pulled. Scott Aukerman
kids opportunity games
To get kids involved in meal planning and preparation, create games out of trying new foods, and provide ample opportunities for physical activity, recognizing it may take some time to find an activity they truly enjoy. Michelle Obama
kids thinking differences
I want to feel like the things I did made a difference. That's one of the reasons I spend time [greeting people] on rope lines, because I'm always thinking, 'Maybe this interaction, particularly if I'm meeting kids, will change someone's life.' That's how I think about the work I do [as First Lady]. It's a rare spotlight. I want to make sure I don't waste it.
kids vegetables snacks
Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It's exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables.
kids bombarded-by information
We're all bombarded with so many dietary messages that it's hard to find time to sort through all this information, but we do have time to take a look at our kids' plates.
kids feel-good needs
We have to make sure that our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight, no matter how they feel. We need to make sure that our kids know that we love them no matter who they are, what they look like, what they're eating.
kids ice burgers
My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I. But that doesn't sustain us.
kids college knowing
What I tell my kids is, 'I'm preparing you for college and for life. So, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. We still have screen-time rules.'
kids issues childhood
Childhood obesity issue is critically important to me because it's critically important to the health and success of our kids, and of this nation, ultimately.
kids sacrifice thinking
What I know for sure is that all the sacrifice and challenges we face are worth it if we're creating a better future for our kids. I just think if the adults are always thinking about the world we want to leave for our kids, we're going to make the right choices every single time.