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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.

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States and is not dependent on them.

Quotes by Samuel Freeman Miller

Brooke Shields has been a child star and has grown into an incredible actress. She is very accomplished, and I look up to her. She had a mother's sense to her.

Quotes by Sammi Hanratty

It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.

Quotes by Samantha Fox

It's important to have masculine energy around your child.

Quotes by Samantha Morton

I was - I was very - I wasn't outgoing at all as a child.

Quotes by Sam Neill

I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.

Quotes by Sam Heughan

As a child in the early 1980s, I tended to talk with things in my mouth - food, dentist's tubes, balloons that would fly away, whatever - and if no one else was around, I'd talk anyway.

Quotes by Sam Kean

Medieval alchemists, despite their lust for gold, considered mercury the most potent and poetic substance in the universe. As a child, I would have agreed with them.

Quotes by Sam Kean

Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.

Quotes by Sam Levenson

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

Quotes by Sam Levenson

Walt Disney grew up in Marceline, but almost every child has grown up with his beloved characters.

Quotes by Sam Graves

The child is pronounced pretty. I think it quite otherwise.

Quotes by Salmon P. Chase

I have a Creator who knew all things, even before they were made - even me, his poor little child.

Quotes by Saint Patrick

When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship.

Quotes by Sadie Jones

My favourite author as a child and teenager, and who I still re-read now, is K. M. Peyton. She writes very truthfully; sometimes I'm not sure if I've actually done things or just experienced them in her books.

Quotes by Sadie Jones

I think, often, child actors are, like, overlooked a little bit.

Quotes by Sadie Sink

If you're a child, and you're on Broadway, you automatically know every other child in a production.

Quotes by Sadie Sink

I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.

Quotes by Sabrina Carpenter

I don't know how I became controversy's favourite child.

Quotes by S. Sreesanth

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.