Ben Lerner Quotes

Think about how often—before cell phones, before any kind of caller ID—you answered the landline as a child and had to have an exchange, however brief, with aunts or uncles or family friends. Even if it was that five-second check-in, How are you doing, how is school, is your mom around—it meant periodic real-time vocal contact with an extended community, which, through repetition, it reinforced.

Ben Lerner

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As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother's house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are.

V. S. Naipaul
- Up
- World
- Children
When I got pregnant with my first child, I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: 'I'm just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I'm pregnant.' That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake.

Sally Phillips
- True
- Small
- Child
Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching.

Fran Lebowitz
- Day
- Child
- Doing
Since my father was a superstar, without me knowing it, I became a child star, as my father's entire fan base liked me, and I can't thank my father enough for this, as it was so effortless.

Mahesh Babu
- Father
- Me
- Star
The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to the realms above.

Fanny Crosby
- Love
- Child
- Angel
Boats are something I am very, very passionate about; cars are something I grew up with... I used to race cars since I was a child.

Gautam Singhania
- Child
- Race
- Passionate