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Child Quotes

On childhood, creativity, and growing up.

Some quotes treat a creative project as being as demanding as raising a child; others come from adults looking back at being teased, being an only child, or noticing how plainly children can speak the truth. Childhood extends that memory.

I wasn't a child actor. It was just three weeks of my life when I was eight.

Quotes by Tom Sturridge

Any child can tell you what Google does - Google gives you the answers. But Google doesn't, not really.

Quotes by Tom Junod

He's not a child but he's childlike, he's not a grown up, he's not a kid, maybe he sounds like an elf on helium, we'll play with it.

Quotes by Tom Kenny

Since the first large Zika outbreak ever recognized, in 2007, the CDC has had boots on the ground responding. Our laboratories have developed a test that can confirm Zika in the first week of illness or in a sample from...

Quotes by Tom Frieden

My dad and his brothers were involved in amateur dramatics. From an early age, I was dragged along to rehearsals when they couldn't get childcare. I was watching pensioners dance around in sweatpants, which was very traumatic for a young...

Quotes by Tom Glynn-Carney

I am the child of Indian immigrants, both of whom have Ph.D.s and are college professors, and I'm an actor in Hollywood.

Quotes by Tiya Sircar

I love music and I enjoy creating sounds. I got into making music when I was a child, starting with the spoons and the koto before moving onto the piano.

Quotes by Tobe Hooper

I'm sure no one really wants to think of themselves as a child actor.

Quotes by Timothee Chalamet

As a child, we lived in flats, and I was never allowed pets.

Quotes by Tim Pigott-Smith

Everyone is an abused child, if you think about what governments do.

Quotes by Tim Roth

Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child.

Quotes by Tim Burton

I have an only child. She's so independent and good with adults.

Quotes by Tim Allen

As a child, I grew up in fear. When I was four, all my other relatives were deported to the countryside, having to leave most of their personal belongings behind.

Quotes by Thomas Peterffy

I was a wild child tomboy.

Quotes by Teyonah Parris

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

Quotes by Tess Gerritsen

I'd been writing stories since I was a child. I wrote little books for my mom and bound them myself with needle and thread. Mostly, they were about my pets.

Quotes by Tess Gerritsen

As a child our dreams got scattered all about and all our future prospects got scattered to so many places, and we spend our lives trying to find the little pieces that make up our lives and make up the...

Quotes by Terrence Howard

I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child.

Quotes by Tea Leoni

As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.

Quotes by Tanith Lee

Since I was a child I didn't like conforming to the various rules pertaining to rituals and traditions.

Quotes by Tanushree Dutta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about treating one's art like a child?
Yes — one quote describes their art form as "my child," saying that's what they give their focus to.
Is there a quote about children being wise?
Yes, one quote claims, "A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time," a playful jab at how adults sometimes overcomplicate things.
Is there a quote about a difficult childhood?
Yes — one quote shares a hard memory: "I was teased horribly as a child and beaten up a lot." For more reflections on growing up, see our Childhood quotes.
Is there a quote about being an only child?
Yes, one quote reflects on being "an only child until I was 15" and being able to "reap the benefit of that."
Where can I find more quotes about children and growing up?
Browse our Childcare quotes, Childish quotes, or Childlike quotes for related perspectives.

See also Childlike and Childcare for related angles.