Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age. Adora Svitak ageamericannesscome Change image and share on social
Since the age of four, I've been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger. Adora Svitak ageawarenesschampion Change image and share on social
I grew up in a very religious family. I could read the Qu'ran easily at the age of five. Akhmad Kadyrov ageeasilyfamily Change image and share on social
A lot of the time with child actors, you get the feeling they're trying to have a kind of poise or presentation that's beyond their years that might be put on, but also might be because they've spent years just hanging out with adults and they don't even have a sense of what it's like to grow up with kids their own age. Alessandro Nivola actoradultage share on social
My daughter, Grace, was not killed by a gun. She died suddenly at age 5 from a virulent form of strep. As I stood stunned in a church at her memorial, one of the hardest things I heard someone say was, 'I'm going to go home and hug my child a little tighter.' 'Well, good for you,' I thought. 'I'm going to go home and scream.' Ann Hood agechildchurch share on social
You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens. Anthony Bourdain agecomecook Change image and share on social
Few in the Nineties would have ventured to prophesy that the remote dim singer of the Celtic Twilight would, in a new age, become the leading poet of the English-speaking world. None have disputed the claim of William Butler Yeats to that title. Austin Clarke agebutlerceltic share on social
When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned. Azar Nafisi agedesiredream Change image and share on social
Like most people my age, my job is the main focus of my life. I don't have some kind of jet-setting fabulous lifestyle where I'm constantly in situations to acquire amazing anecdotes, that's it. Anna Paquin acquireageamaze Change image and share on social
At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence. Arsene Wenger ageconfidencecreative Change image and share on social