I do think, in general, children are so perceptive, and they watch and they get so much, and that's wonderful. And it's also difficult for them because they see so much, but they don't understand.
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Related My family, although they're very large on both my parents' sides, they don't know much a... MORRISSEY For me, my films are not like my children. They are like my ex-wife. They gave me so much; I gave th... ALFONSO CUARON I have found that women have so much unleashed power that they don't really utilize because they... CAITLYN JENNER A lot of women are in a crazy exercise cycle; they're so afraid they'll gain weight if they ... COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH What I don't like so much is people who - how do you say this? - who make judgments over the gen... JOHN DE MOL, JR. I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don... TANITH LEE Children are so used to seeing puppets that when they see a real ventriloquist they don't unders... PAUL WINCHELL I saw a report yesterday. There's so much oil, all over the world, they don't know where to ... DONALD TRUMP Movies are great fun and wonderful when they're good. 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I don't think ... MAGGIE Q People don't understand that that's really what it is. They're looking for a magic phone... TODD BARRY The hardest thing as an actor is that you work really hard constantly for these roles, and you inves... ADRIANNE PALICKI Japan's very interesting. Some people think it copies things. I don't think that anymore. I ... STEVE JOBS The thing about cooking is it's so interesting to watch. I don't know why, but if you go to ... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN I think so much of the horror film is about our primal instincts, and our primal instincts are not j... DREW GODDARD People are just so insensitive because they're ignorant; they don't understand, so they'... NIKKI GLASER What I think is wonderful is that women are not just avengers or victims in films. They are people. ... MADHURI DIXIT The great thing about Pete and Peggy's storyline is that you barely have to do anything. There... ELISABETH MOSS The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood; we are complex systems... BEN CARSON I know that some people shy away from what I say. They think it is too blunt, but when you don't... MISSY ELLIOTT Police and firefighters are great, but they don't create wealth. They protect it. That's cru... RUSH LIMBAUGH 'They' is... stay away from them, please. There is so many different definitions of 'the... DJ KHALED My mom wasn't so much such a great cook. But I don't know, I think I have a very strong moth... APRIL BLOOMFIELD People ask why there are so few female artists who succeed. It's because women are not ready to ... MARINA ABRAMOVIC Women are wonderful, but they get so caught up about their body. We need to unhook from worrying so ... NATALIE GOLDBERG I think the perception of me can be, you know, confused. But that's only because people only see... MIRANDA KERR I won't sing if I don't feel it, so there's always so much sadness and so much sentiment... LA INDIA I don't get jealous of people. Jealousy is such a waste of time because you're jealous of th... JOY BEHAR The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know ... RONALD REAGAN It's such a relief to see Catholic and Protestant ministers getting on - that's so rare. And... RACHEL TUCKER We see the moon, don't we? So it's our eye. Animals see us, don't they? So we're the... CAPTAIN BEEFHEART What's even more unsettling is the way these people hide what they're doing from the public.... DAVID R. BROWER My dogs are spoilt for sure. They are pampered pooches. But I love them so much! I guess all dogs ne... TAMARA ECCLESTONE So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia... BEN STEIN I love Felicity Jones. It was funny because I went to go see the 'Rogue One' set, and I was ... DAISY RIDLEY People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me s... RAFAEL DOS ANJOS I do come across people who don't like me, don't like my comedy, don't think it's fu... DEMETRI MARTIN You want people who choose to follow because they genuinely believe in ideas, not because they'r... ADAM GRANT There's so much talk about the drug generation and songs about drugs. That's stupid. They ar... CASS ELLIOT Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don... MAGGIE Q That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the ... MARTINA HINGIS Most people don't know what's happening around them because they're just speeding throug... TRACY MORGAN I say have the night and give people the awards, but why do people want to watch people win awards? ... KARL PILKINGTON I think it's very insulting to say, 'White people don't understand.' What are you ta... KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE There's so much bullying with young people and them feeling like they can't come out, and th... TABATHA COFFEY As parents are usually working, they haven't time to teach children about cooking, and it's ... MARY BERRY There is a kind of desperate need for somebody to tell everyone what to do, which I find really pecu... ZADIE SMITH Our politicians are stupid. And the Mexican government is much smarter, much sharper, much more cunn... DONALD TRUMP Hollywood people are filled with guilt: white guilt, liberal guilt, money guilt. They feel bad that ... DREW CAREY No one's banging down my door. People see the way I look, and they don't feel threatened, bu... TIM DALY People ask 'How do you get so eh-ish?' I don't know if it's just because so much of ... STANA KATIC Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge a... MICHELLE OBAMA I'm so stupid because I refuse to think that I'm getting older. I get up in the morning, and... CHARO So, maybe you don't see blues so much in Styx's music but it is definitely part of Tommy'... 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