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When I was young, I could not imagine being old. My mother said, and the doctor confirmed, that I had an unusual amount of energy; and it followed me into young adulthood.

~Billy Graham

Topics: Adulthood Amount Being Confirmed Could Doctor Energy Followed Had Imagine Me Mother Old Said Unusual Young

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I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.

~Bob Newhart

Topics: Able Adulthood Been Being Child Fun Long Much Rush Should Successful Think Years You I Think

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There is so much to be gained from adulthood! Feelings just become so much deeper. The feeling of sadness and loss is much deeper than when you were a kid, but the feelings of love and happiness have also so much more dimension when you get older... That is what's so hard and exciting about being a human being.

~Brie Larson

Topics: About Adulthood Also Become Being Deeper Dimension Exciting Feeling Feelings Gained Get Happiness Hard Human Human Being Just Kid Loss Love More Much Older Sadness Than Were You

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I saw my parents as model grown-ups, and their manner, their silence, informed my sense of what adulthood looked and felt like. Grown-ups behaved rationally and calmly. Grown-ups worked during the day and came home at night and sat down for drinks and passed the evening quietly.

~Caroline Knapp

Topics: Adulthood Behaved Calmly Came Day Down Drinks Evening Felt Grown-Ups Home Informed Like Looked Manner Model Night Parents Passed Quietly Rationally Sat Saw Sense Silence Worked

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You can't have whatever you want. But to a child who must ask permission for every single thing, adulthood looks like a constant parade of every desire's satisfaction. It is a heady and terrifying place. It is the Otherworld. It is Fairyland. In fantasy, we make this literal.

~Catherynne M. Valente

Topics: Adulthood Ask Child Constant Desire Every Every Single Thing Fantasy Heady Like Literal Looks Make Must Parade Permission Place Satisfaction Single Single Thing Terrifying Thing Want Whatever Who You

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A life-long blessing for children is to fill them with warm memories of times together. Happy memories become treasures in the heart to pull out on the tough days of adulthood.

~Charlotte Kasl

Topics: Adulthood Become Blessing Children Days Fill Happy Heart Memories Out Pull Them Times Together Tough Treasures Warm

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It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty follow children through adolescence and into adulthood.

~Chris Van Hollen

Topics: Adolescence Adulthood Childhood Children Effects Follow Known Poverty Through Widely

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I was in high school, and when you get to be 14, 15, you start to feel a little more like your own person so that you can assert your adulthood a little bit.

~Damien Chazelle

Topics: Adulthood Assert Bit Feel Get High High School Like Little Little Bit More Own Person School Start You Your

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I've heard this before from people: early 20s kind of screws with your head a little bit because you're transitioning into adulthood and actually becoming an adult with responsibilities and paying bills. So all of a sudden, it's like you're responsible now.

~Dan Byrd

Topics: Actually Adult Adulthood Because Becoming Before Bills Bit Early Early 20S Head Heard Kind Like Little Little Bit Now Paying People Responsibilities Responsible Sudden You Your

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You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if they're smart people. But you don't throw at them the trappings of adulthood and you know, the darker stuff.

~Dave Eggers

Topics: Adult Adulthood Darker Kid Know People Respect Smart Smart People Stuff Talk Them Throw Trappings Treat You

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