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| MARCH 2005 |
MARCH 30 I think the reason for Andrea's bravery was the same as the other kids' - because she was performing, not because she has spina bifida. -- Tess Macintyre, mother of an 11-year-old who danced in her wheelchair and on the floor (KidsHealth.org) |
MARCH 27 The cross should be venerated, not eaten, nor tossed casually in an Easter basket beside the jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps. It's insulting. -- Joseph McAleer, spokesman for the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Russell Stover's new chocolate crosses for Easter (Matt Sedensky, Associated Press) |
MARCH 26 With a kids' film, you're always like, Is this gonna to be "Iron Giant," or is it going to be "Princess Diaries 2"? -- Thomas Haden Church, on lending his voice to an animated character in a new adaptation of "Charlotte's Web" (Associated Press) |
MARCH 23 To let a small child suffer for politics? Funding? Does that make sense to anyone? -- Raymond Amato, father of a 9-year-old whose life-saving medication is caught up in government bureaucracy (CBC News) |
MARCH 22 A culture of parental consumerism in healthcare, however well intentioned, needs to be accompanied by robust systems to protect the interests of the child. -- Dr. Keith Lindley, researcher in a study alleging that pushy parents harm kids' health (Reuters) |
MARCH 21 You're supposed to think it's healthy. This is about marketing. It is about nothing else. It is not about kids' health. -- Nutrition professor Marion Nestle, on "reduced-sugar" cereals that don't reduce calories (J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press) |
MARCH 20 If I'm rushing out for something, I wear pants that make my butt look big and a sweatshirt that has dog hair all over it and I don't brush my hair. I'm not going to become one of those people who gets all dressed up to leave the house just in case a photographer is hiding in some bushes. -- Actress Sandra Bullock, on living with paparazzi (Louis B. Hobson, Winnipeg Sun) |
MARCH 19 I want to go back to the old menu. We had better food last year. -- a fourth-grader at a Florida school whose cafeteria has adopted the South Beach Diet (Associated Press) |
MARCH 18 They told me, stay away from cocaine, stay away from heroin. They never said stay away from inhalants. -- Jessie, an Indianapolis 17-year-old who got hooked on helium (Alan Elsner, Reuters) |
MARCH 17 He would be astounded at people wearing shamrock pins and drinking green beer at bars ... He might even be appalled at what goes on in celebration of his memory. On the other hand, he might be amused. Who knows? -- John Johnson, folklore professor at Indiana University, speculating on St. Patrick's reaction to St. Patrick's Day (George McLaren, Indianapolis Star) |
MARCH 16 My problem is knowing that I work in an industry, or perhaps I should say a culture, that is more comfortable showing a dead naked body than a live one. -- "Two-and-a-Half Men" producer Chuck Lorre, from a vanity card at the end of a recent episode Read more of Chuck Lorre's vanity cards (those screens flashed for a second at the end of TV shows to credit the creators) |
MARCH 15 I certainly don't want to scare people who might think if their child isn't walking at one year, that he's going to become an alcoholic. -- Ann Manzardo, co-author of a study that found infants with poor coordination to be at greater risk for becoming alcoholics in later life (HealthDay) |
MARCH 14 We live in an open and free society, and unless we're going to put bubbles around everybody, there are going to be risks. -- Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Janine Geske, on the dangers to judges of those unhappy with their rulings (USA Today) |
MARCH 13 I hate to talk about anything until the papers are drawn up, but we've been looking for something for 20 years and now we're looking harder. -- Actor Paul Newman, on the possibility of making another film with Robert Redford (Jill Lawless, Associated Press) |
MARCH 12 I'd like him to tell good jokes ... but I guess I can't control that. -- Judge Rodney S. Melville, ruling that a gag order in the Michael Jackson case doesn't prevent Jay Leno from making jokes about it (Tim Molloy, Associated Press) It's Carol Stock Kranowitz Weekend at the Harried Parent's Book Club |
MARCH 11 The bottom line for parents is that if your child is lactose-intolerant, or if your child doesn't like milk or is allergic to milk, you really don't have to worry. -- Amy Lanou, co-author of a study indicating kids don't need milk for strong bones (Randy Dotinga, HealthDay) |
MARCH 10 These kids are spending the equivalent of a full-time work week using media, plus overtime. Anything that takes up that much space in their lives certainly deserves our full attention. -- Vicky Rideout, director of a study on the use of media by 8- to 18-year-olds |
MARCH 9 We will use our size and strength to set an example. -- McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner, on the chain's new ad campaign emphasizing healthier food choices (Madlen Read, Associated Press) |
MARCH 8 We don't recommend that you laugh and not exercise, but we do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. -- Dr. Michael Miller of the University of Maryland, on studies showing laughter is heart-healthy (Reuters) |
MARCH 7 The financial burden that this will place on our society is going to be just stunning, and that is really the wake-up call here. -- Andy Shih of the National Alliance for Autism Research, on the rise in autistic children in the U.S. (Karen Pallarito, HealthDay) |
MARCH 6 I've got a kid with XP, but I didn't drop everything to pursue a foundation in search of a cure. I still have my 401k, I still have a job. I still have my benefits. Those two chucked all that with a vision. -- Neil Johnson, whose child attends a camp for kids who can't go out in the sun started by Caren and Dan Mahar (Michael Hill, Associated Press) |
MARCH 5 It's not just about being fat. It's about things that happen with women. When I'm skinny in this sitcom, what are the problems going to be? There's only a million of them, just like in real life. -- Kirstie Alley, on her new sitcom, "Fat Actress" (Lynn Elber, Associated Press) |
MARCH 4 Someday, I hope to have the chance to talk more about all that has happened, the extraordinary people I have met here and all that I have learned. -- Martha Stewart, upon leaving prison (MarthaStewart.com) |
MARCH 3 You educate about nutrition, and you take the vending machine away. -- Dr. Paul J. Veugelers, on how schools can make students healthier (Alison McCook, Reuters) |
MARCH 2 What if you took a format everyone was comfortable with — a cop show — and turn up the volume? -- Jimmy Smits, narrating a retrospective on the departing "NYPD Blue" (David Bauder, Associated Press) |
MARCH 1 The phrase "solicitation" is misleading. It calls to mind begging strangers for organs, like begging for change. A kidney is not a quarter. -- Alex Crionas, a Florida man denied a transplant because he sought donors on the Internet (Terry O. Roen, Knight Ridder Tribune News Service) |