As a child, I was tortured because my mother was a brilliant seamstress who made most of my clothes. I was despised by the children at school because I looked like I was going to an opening every day. We weren't wealthy at all; we lived in a row house in Philadelphia. Lynda Resnick brilliantchildclothe share on social
As a child, I was very active. I was a gymnast, I played touch football, netball and basketball. When I was 16 years old, I started yoga. I started working out at an early age. Miranda Kerr activeagebasketball Change image and share on social
As a child I was very into gadgets and machines and robots. The idea of experimenting with machines to create art was always something I tinkered with. Reggie Watts artchildcreate Change image and share on social
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion. Marion Jones agechampionchild Change image and share on social
As a child, I went to peace and ERA marches on the back of my mom and grandmother. Through them I learned that I wanted to find a way to make the world a more kind, compassionate place. Abigail Washburn backchildcompassionate Change image and share on social
As a child, I would demand that visitors to our house tell me a story. I was intensely interested in everything - still am. Kerry Greenwood childdemandhouse Change image and share on social
As a child, I would put on shows in my neighborhood with friends and perform Barbra Streisand songs for my classmates. Patricia Heaton barbrachildclassmate Change image and share on social
As a child in the early 1980s, I tended to talk with things in my mouth - food, dentist's tubes, balloons that would fly away, whatever - and if no one else was around, I'd talk anyway. Sam Kean 1980sballoonchild Change image and share on social
As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. Kamla Persad-Bissessar backgroundchilddistrict Change image and share on social
As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man. Samuel Richardson checkchildearly Change image and share on social