"Children have an unerring instinct for knowing when they are being patronized. They go immediately on the defensive against head-patting adults who treat them like strange beings."

-- Art Linkletter

#Children Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Adults Quotes

“A good message will always find a messenger.”

Source : Amelia Barr (2017). “All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography”, p.136, Litres
“The past does not influence me; I influence it.”

Source : "Bloodroot" by Seth Colter Walls, pitchfork.com. April 20, 2017.
“I knew, despite playing in the NBA, that I would have to prepare for another career or vocation for when my playing days were over, in order to maintain relevancy. I didn't want to become known for what I used to do.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“At least I get my little black dress cleaned once in awhile.”
“The earliest form in which romances appear is that of a rude kind of verse.”

Source : Thomas Bulfinch (2015). “Bulfinch's Mythology”, p.384, Booklassic
“I wonder why men get serious at all. They have this delicate, long thing hanging outside their bodies which goes up and down by its own will. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself.”
“It isn't as much you a spending problem as a priorities, and that is what the budget is, setting priorities. It's about timing. And it's about timing as to when make cuts, as well.”
“Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added afterwards, and the representation altogether is really good.”

Source : Robert Fortune (1853). “Two visits to the tea countries of China and the british tea plantations in the Himalaya”, p.72

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