Childhood Quotes

When I was a kid, I used to see apparitions and have hallucinations, and my entire perception of the world was badly disoriented. And I had kind of a chaotic childhood because of that. I've really hung onto it, though. Because I actually like those feelings. Jim Woodring
World Perception Feelings Chaotic Kid Hung Those Though Kind See Entire Onto Had Badly Like Because Childhood Really Used Disoriented Actually
My childhood in Adelaide was filled with sport. I played soccer from morning until night. Jimmy Barnes
Morning Until Sport Childhood Soccer Filled Played Night
For a long time, it was all about chart position. 'If my record doesn't come in at No. 1, I'm a failure.' I cared too much about what people thought of me, and that was symptomatic of the trauma from my childhood. Jimmy Barnes
Time Me Failure People Too Much Thought Long Long Time Too Record About Chart Come Childhood Much Trauma Cared Position
'Working Class Man' is my second memoir and is a continuation of my story from where 'Working Class Boy' left off. The book is really an attempt at explaining the impact of my childhood on myself and the ones I loved as an adult. Jimmy Barnes
Myself Class Man Book Memoir Impact Adult Attempt Boy Continuation Off Left Childhood Where Loved Story Explaining Really Working Working-Class Second
I came from a tough childhood. There was a lot of stuff that I'd actually forgotten or that I'd blocked or hidden away until I started addressing it. Jimmy Barnes
Tough Addressing Hidden Stuff Until Blocked Came Lot Childhood Forgotten Away Actually Started
The hardest people to play in front of are my brothers and friends from childhood, because I can never take them seriously. I know when they're sitting in the stands; it's constant jokes. They're just waiting on me to shoot an air ball or dribble the ball off my foot so they can laugh. Jimmy Butler
Me Jokes Waiting People Seriously Air Laugh Constant Brothers Dribble Take Foot Never Never Take Know Because Ball Off Friends Shoot Sitting Front Childhood Just Them Stands Play Hardest
When I was 18, I took it for granted and was eager to move on to the bigger cities like Boston and then New York. But I've been to enough places to have gained a greater appreciation for the beauty and rich culture of all of Rhode Island. I am grateful for all that it offered during my childhood. Joanna Going
Appreciation Grateful Culture Beauty Move On Rich Enough Took Cities Boston New Like Greater Island Am Been Offered York Childhood Move New York Bigger Rhode Rhode Island Gained Places Then Granted Eager
I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me. Jodi Picoult
Me Assumed Books Absolutely Had Disappointed Because None Were Childhood Autobiographical Anyone Happened Trauma Ever Things
Growing up in the business you have to grow up very fast - you do have a different type of childhood, that has its benefits and it has its drawbacks. Jodie Sweetin
You Business Benefits Type Drawbacks Up Very Childhood Different Grow Grow Up Different Type Growing Growing Up Fast
There's slowly been a kind of shift in how we think about childhood. It's like childhood almost extends to 20 or 22 even after the end of college. When I was growing up, there was this expectation that you were on your own now. Joe Meno
You College Expectation Own Think Kind Slowly About Almost Like How Were Shift Been End Up Childhood After Your Even Growing Growing Up Now
Winning Wimbledon would be a childhood dream come true. Johanna Konta
Dream Would Would-Be Wimbledon Winning True Come Childhood Childhood Dream
The older I get, the happier my childhood becomes. John Burnside
Older Becomes Get Childhood Happier
I remember a nightfall from childhood, far from home and off the known track: I'd been walking with some older boys, but they ran off and left me, and as darkness hurried in, I suddenly realised how far from home I was. John Burnside
Home Me Darkness Remember Older Ran Some Track Known Boy How How Far Been Off Left Walking Childhood Realised Far Suddenly
The swashbuckling independence of my childhood was not all good, and as a father, I'm puzzling out how to be part of my children's lives rather than shoehorning them into mine. But there's a risk that I'll overcompensate, of course. John Dickerson
Good Father Independence Mine Out Rather Risk Part Puzzling Course How Than Childhood Children Them Lives
If 'Queen Of Denmark' was about my childhood, then 'Pale Green Ghosts' is definitely about my adolescence, and that period was completely dominated by electronic music. John Grant
Music Queen Ghosts Definitely About Adolescence Period Denmark Dominated Green Childhood Then Electronic Electronic Music Pale
Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start. John Grisham
Writing Longing Mine Dream Write Student Sure How Childhood Childhood Dream Recall Start
I didn't have this tortured childhood; I liked it. John Hughes
Tortured Liked Childhood
It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help. John Keegan
Education You People Regret World Other Way Writer Never Had Look Said Were Been Childhood Upset Commonly Really Means Help Ill Inclined
I had a beautiful childhood, so my adulthood has been really frustrating because it's - half the time it hasn't been as good as my childhood. John Lautner
Beautiful Time Good Half Has-Been Had Adulthood Half The Time Because Been Childhood Frustrating Really
'Crumbling' Down' is a very political song that I wrote with my childhood friend George Green. Reagan was president - he was deregulating everything, and the walls were crumbling down on the poor. John Mellencamp
Song Political Walls Down President Everything He Crumbling Wrote Reagan George Were Friend Very Green Childhood Poor
My childhood was completely dominated by Bill Clinton and the OJ trial. I don't think we had a family dinner where one didn't come up. John Mulaney
Family Dinner Think Trial Had Come Clinton Up Dominated Childhood Where Bill Bill Clinton
In fact, my son learned his first swear word from E.T. at age five. The way I look at it, E.T. stole a bit of my son's childhood. John Ratzenberger
Age Son Word First Way Bit Fact Look Learned His Five Stole Childhood In Fact Swear
I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of life but a lot of good life. John Stamos
Life Beautiful Good Family Incredible Good Life Perfect Had Tale Fairy Fairy Tale Lot Upbringing Childhood Lived
Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do. John le Carre
Balance Remember Think Back Alienated Way All Writers Some Writer Writers Feel Know Most Another Go Green Dictum Bank Childhood Graham Us
I didn't have a good childhood because I never could get along with other kids. I was the child that sat in the corner eating lunch by herself. Jolene Blalock
Good Lunch Other Corner Other Kids Herself Kids Eating Could Never Along Because Child Get Childhood Good Childhood Sat
One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse on a farm on the Tennessee River. Jon Meacham
Memories Farm Hunting Tennessee River Well Terrible Am Childhood Central Shot Dove
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