“This ain’t no kindergarteners in the sandbox.”— Louis Sachar, Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir", Jon Voight, imdb.com
“Endeavor to unite the simplicity of children with the prudence of adults.”— Padre Pio, ncregister.com
“Actually, kids work harder than adults. But only if you treat them like adults.”— Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa, Heihachi Hayashida, Minoru Chiaki, imdb.com
“Craig: How was the rest of the party? Emma: Fine, until all the supposed adults started singing 80's hits.”— Bruce McDonald, Linda Schuyler, Van Moore, Emma, Miriam McDonald, imdb.com
“Neither one had the chance to become an adult. They should have become adults. They should have had children of their own and loved those children and I want to make that possible for other people.”— David Shore, Dr. Shaun Murphy, Freddie Highmore, imdb.com
“I've never been very good at the adult thing, I guess.”— Alex Metcalf, Camille Preaker, Amy Adams, imdb.com
“This quality of nuance and multiple interpretations is common to storytelling. It is one reason that adults and children can enjoy the same story together—each age takes from the story the elements that are appropriate.”— David Thornburg, tcpd.org
“I say we just grow up, be adults, and die.”— Daniel Waters, Veronica Sawyer, Winona Ryder, amazon.com
“We're adults. When did that happen? And how do we make it stop?”— Ann Hamilton, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com
“Why are train sets like boobs?They're both meant for kids, but adults can enjoy them too.”— RowFullMayo, reddit.com
“You’re not really an adult at all. You’re just a tall child holding a beer, having a conversation you don’t understand.”— Dylan Moran, amazon.com
“Every child finds a day when they realize that adults can be weak and wrong just like everyone else. After that day, you are an adult. Like it or not.”— Peter V. Brett, amazon.com
“Adults are full of shit and are as flawed and directionless as anyone. Choose a few with good insights but never worship anyone.”— Shakira Sison, twitter.com
“Being an adult means knowing yourself. It means listening to your own needs. It means understanding which kind of lifestyle you want to be living and then pursuing it unapologetically.”— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com
“Let the children have their night of fun and laughter. Let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures before we turn again to the stern task and the formidable years that lie before us, resolved that, by our sacrifice and daring,…”— Winston S. Churchill, amazon.com
“If any of you need anything at all, too bad. Deal with your problems yourselves, like adults.”— Daniel J. Goor, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com
“It's funny, isn't it? When you are young you just want to be old, and then later you wish you could go back to being a kid.”— Lauren Oliver, amazon.com
“Kids are never the problem. They are born scientists. The problem is always the adults. They beat the curiosity out of kids. They outnumber kids. They vote. They wield resources. That's why my public focus is primarily adults.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, reddit.com
“I hate it when adults try to relate to youth using slang. Guess that’s what makes me a woke bae.”— Conan O'Brien, twitter.com