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When I was a child I had something called Perthes' Disease which meant I was on crutches, so I was bullied at school and all that sort of stuff.

~Antony Beevor

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I did spend a lot of time as a child very confused about whether I had a devil in me, or whether I was in a state of grace. I mean, these ideas are so potent to anybody with half an imagination.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: About Anybody Child Confused Devil Did Grace Had Half Ideas Imagination Lot Me Mean Potent Spend State Time Very Whether

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I have three brothers and one sister, and I'm the third child. Sometimes people say, 'It's only natural you would become a writer - your parents were English professors.' But my four siblings were brought up in the exact same household, and no one else became a writer or an English professor.

~Antonya Nelson

Topics: Became Become Brothers Brought Child Else English Exact Four Household Natural Only Parents People People Say Professor Professors Same Say Sibling Sister Sometimes Third Three Up Were Would Writer You Your

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I was always active as a child. My dad tried to place me in every sport imaginable. I had so much energy, he wanted to push me in a direction where that energy was used appropriately to keep me out of trouble and focused while I was in school.

~Apolo Ohno

Topics: Active Always Child Dad Direction Energy Every Focused Had He Imaginable Keep Me Much Out Place Push School So Much Energy Sport Tried Trouble Used Wanted Where While

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There is nothing more painful than watching a child with a terminal disease.

~Ara Parseghian

Topics: Child Disease More Nothing Painful Terminal Than Watching

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I've been blessed in many ways, but none of the heights from football can ever compare to the depths you go through when you lose a child.

~Ara Parseghian

Topics: Been Blessed Child Compare Depths Ever Football Go Heights Lose Many None Through Ways You

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I wish my parents hadn't made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they'll find their own way back to a healthy weight.

~Arabella Weir

Topics: Also Back Child Feel Find Hard Healthy How How Much Linked Looked Loved Made Me Much Must Own Parents Pile Pounds See Trust Way Weight Wish Your Your Child I Wish

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Sending your child off to school for the first time in their life is terrifying.

~Arabella Weir

Topics: Child First First Time Life Off School Sending Terrifying Time Your Your Child

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I know a lot of people fear the rougher types who might be at a state school, but surely it is better to know who they are and how to deal with them than for that kind of child to appear as a completely different species to yours.

~Arabella Weir

Topics: Appear Better Child Deal Different Fear How Kind Know Lot Might People School Species State Surely Than Them Types Who Yours

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I've been a protected child, but I moved out for further studies when I was 16, and I have travelled quite a bit by myself.

~Arfi Lamba

Topics: Been Bit Child Further Moved Myself Out Protected Quite Quite A Bit Studies Travelled

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