Kids Growing Up

I mean, like a

I mean, like a lot of kids growing up in the early seventies, I was fed Dr. Kissinger with my Fruit Loops. He was the Dr. Ruth of American foreign policy, and the model statesman. Eugene Jarecki

Professionally, I remember Cronkite

Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things. Ed Bradley

If you\’re a white

If you’re a white kid growing up and you see a Black player and he’s got the name of your college or your town across his chest, that means something. Frank Deford

Children sweeten labours, but

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. Francis Bacon

We were young. We were 23. I was a kid, growing up, that would burn and fry. I didn’t understand why. We did all this study and research and learned so much about skin cells and rejuvenation and how the body works and (how) everybody is different. (We) learned what doctors do for treatment of … Read more

I think we can

I think we can provide better stories through providing mentors, and certainly part of my story is providing mentors to kids growing up without dads. I think positive male role models go a long way in terms of rescuing kids from a life of trouble.I think positive male role models go a long way in … Read more

Basically, I was a

Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn. David Blaine

When I was a

When I was a kid growing up in New York, I was pretty unaware of racism. I think when we’re young – before we lose our innocence – we’re sort of unaware of the more flawed qualities of each other. Dave Matthews

To be honest, I

To be honest, I was kind of a shy kid growing up. Dave Franco

One of my pleasantest

One of my pleasantest memories as a kid growing up in New Orleans was how a bunch of us kids, playing, would suddenly hear sounds. It was like a phenomenon, like the Aurora Borealis — maybe. The sounds of men playing would be so clear, but we wouldn’t be sure where they were coming from. … Read more