#toys

Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value. ↗

— Ferdinand Foch

#military #toys #value

At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#big #birthday #birthdays #break #cake

The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses. ↗

— Anselm Kiefer

#around #bricks #buildings #built #childhood

I have a huge Lego collection - I have a really big Lego collection. We're talking pretty darn large. I also have a huge collection of original stainless steel Thomas the Tank Engine train toys. Beautiful little trains; they're my favorite thing in the world. ↗

— Callan McAuliffe

#beautiful #big #collection #darn #engine

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too. ↗

— Clement Clarke Moore

#before #dry #flew #fly #full

I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the Domesday Book. ↗

— Laurence Olivier

#attic #behind #book #copy #could

No, Roger had not seen the funny side. But there had been a moment when, after looking at his watch, he had thought: I can remember when Christmas morning would start at about half past ten with a glass of Buck's Fizz in bed. Now it begins at half past five, with a test of my fine motor skills and ability to read Korean. ↗

— John Lanchester

#children #christmas #relaxation #toys #funny

A distinctive appearance and a simple set of characteristics lead to an extremely flexible brand. (pg. 38) ↗

— Woodrow Phoenix

#design #graphic-design #logos #toy-design #toys

Toys have taken over my family room. I watch Mary Poppins, and no matter how many spoonfuls of sugar I eat, action figures won’t march into a bin with the snap of my fingers. ↗

— Barbara Brooke

#humor #motherhood #toys #family

TIME WENT ON, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet like mushrooms, clothes falling to the floor like autumn leaves. Every once in a while she would blaze through the house and clean everything--at which point, the process would start all over. ↗

— Erica Bauermeister

#cleaning #nature-of-things #toys #life