#toys

A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy. ↗

— Abdoulaye Wade

#advantage #african #age #child #constitute

I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio. ↗

— Joan Rivers

#baby #bath #i #knew #radio

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others. ↗

— Tris Speaker

#baseball #front #other #others #pick

Peter was 2 years and 10 months old when we began to study him. He was afraid of a white rat, and this fear extended to a rabbit, a fur coat, a feather, cotton wool, etc., but not to wooden blocks and similar toys. ↗

— Mary C. Jones

#began #blocks #coat #cotton #etc

My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy lots of toys, the way some American parents do. ↗

— Nastassja Kinski

#buy #encouraged #found #front #i

Apart from sharing my tips on toys or snacks, I'm open to hearing new ideas from other moms. I want to learn, too. ↗

— Heidi Klum

#hearing #i #ideas #learn #moms

You know, I've carried a weapon for 10 years, never shot anybody, never robbed anybody. It has saved my life twice, but I know they're not toys. I practice with firearms, I enjoy shooting, it's a hobby of mine and I have a healthy respect for them. ↗

— Luke Scott

#carried #enjoy #firearms #healthy #hobby

I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around people. ↗

— Christian Slater

#hanging #happiest #i #kid #myself

I am a closet toy freak. I started chasing after some things as far as Star Wars toys - some very rare stuff. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#am #as far as #chasing #closet #far

To live for the hope of something isn’t really living at all, and so, like a child putting away its toys and picking up a tool, he marched to Lyca’s bathroom, to shower off the stench of failure, soap up the death of hope, then wash away the ashes of his love for Daphne. ↗

— Mark A. Rayner

#ashes #child #crush #death #fail