Latest Quotes

“I can't change the world until I change myself first.”

— Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar: 'I Can't Change The World Until I Change Myself First'

“Political uncertainty has caused pizza delivery to skyrocket #Election2016”

— UPROXX, twitter.com

“Smoke good, eat good, live good.”

— Kendrick Lamar, Poe Man's Dreams (His Vice)

“NASA said this week it has received a record high number of 18,000 applications for their astronaut training program. NASA said it shows a growing interest in space exploration. Then people said, "Nah, we just wanna get off the planet before this election.”

— Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

“With no siblings to play with as a kid, I invested all my energy into my friends, hence I always had playdates, birthday parties and social events to attend. Friends aren’t substitutes for siblings, but they can come really close, and they’re the ones you call when your mom and dad are driving you n…”

— Laura Donovan, 8 Things Only Children Do Differently

“Only children seem to be better at tolerating boredom because they were always faced with it as youngsters.”

— Laura Donovan, 8 Things Only Children Do Differently

“Not even middle school P.E. locker rooms could squash my fear of changing in front of an audience. If you shared a room growing up or were raised in a large family, you might not be so self-conscious about casually undressing with others around. Other private things, like urinating, are meant to be…”

— Laura Donovan, 8 Things Only Children Do Differently

“I learned how to talk to adults early on, something that some children don’t learn until they are adults themselves. Some might say it’s a rub against only children but I don’t feel like I missed out on any part of childhood.”

— Kayley Kravitz, In Favor of Being an Only Child

“We had to be creative growing up. Without siblings around, we were forced to entertain ourselves. Whether it was through drawing, writing, or building something epic with Legos, our minds were always turning as kids, and it hasn’t stopped now that we’re older.”

— Jay Miletsky, 11 Things That Only Only Children Understand (and Want You to Know)

“People always seem to think that growing up as an only child was hard on us when we were kids. But it was kinda nice – our friends would all have to deal with siblings they hated and would fight with all the time, while we got our rooms to ourselves and nobody to wrestle with for the remote control.…”

— Jay Miletsky, 11 Things That Only Only Children Understand (and Want You to Know)

“An only child and his or her pet share a bond like no other.”

— Erika Huber, The Only Child Life: 10 Life Realities All Only Children Understand

“You don't think twice about why you got so mad when your favorite seat at the bar was taken, or when you had a conniption because the boots you wanted in mahogany brown were sold out, but your friends immediately chalk it up to your inescapable only child syndrome.”

— Erika Huber, The Only Child Life: 10 Life Realities All Only Children Understand

“Because you see it so much in pop culture, you can't help but speculate about what might have been. What if I had a brother to fight demons alongside, instead of having to do it by myself? What if he then went to jail on false charges and I had to get myself arrested so I could break him out?”

— Mark Hill, 5 Things People Don't Understand About Only Children

“It is often said that we can never truly know the minds of others, because we can’t ‘get inside their heads.’ Our ability to know our own minds, though, is rarely called into question. It is assumed that your experience of your own consciousness clinches the assertion that you ‘know your own mind’ i…”

— Alex Rosenberg, nytimes.com

“probably thinking about michael cera”

— Willow Smith, instagram.com

“The real me isn't the person I describe, no the real me is the me revealed by my actions.”

— Malcom Gladwell, Blink

“With no brothers or sisters to pass the hard parts onto, I can't enjoy the stress-free life of leisure that comes with completely failing to live up to your expectations. If you're an only child, you feel like you have to get the great career and get married and have kids and support your parents wh…”

— Mark Hill, 5 Things People Don't Understand About Only Children

“The entire stereotype of only children as spoiled, isolated brats can be traced back to one dumb statement made by a prominent child psychologist. It's like how everyone thinks spinach is a superfood because of a nutritional information typo, or how Tiger Woods' career tricked people into thinking t…”

— Mark Hill, 5 Things People Don't Understand About Only Children

“Since your parents didn’t have more than one child, your parents were not ‘broken-in’ to you doing certain things like staying out late at night. My parents wouldn’t call me just once, but maybe three to five times to see where I was.”

— Marion Schwaner, 20 Things Only An Only Child Would Understand

“Let’s face it, pets bring liveliness and love to the household, and they are always around to play with you. They grow up with you, show you affection when you’re sad and celebrate with you when you’re happy. When you’re an only child, you can never have too many pets!”

— Marion Schwaner, 20 Things Only An Only Child Would Understand