It’s not easy to kill; it’s not supposed to be. If it is, then there’s something wrong with you. But sometimes good people have to do unpleasant things just so we can come home at night to our kids.

We didn’t have as many kids in the student section as we normally do, and we figure the band is worth six to 10 points.

We told the kids to expect a run and that was for sure what happened. Naperville got us on our heels. That team is physical. Fortunately, we made some big free throws down the stretch.

I found it tremendously humiliating to be there because most of the kids there were brain dead or psychotic.

It’s a numbers game when you go to the state tournament; hopefully we’ll get some at large kids. The kids I’m taking down there are competitive. I know they will go down and make some noise; do some damage.

We tell our kids if they don’t have to get up in the middle of the night to pee, they’re not hydrated.

I really liked how we responded when we were down. We haven’t been there and our kids, you weren’t sure if they get deer-in-the-headlights type look, and they responded well.

When this happened, the kids were just deflated. They had their sights set so high. This was a team that had state championship type talent.

Our kids got a taste of Albuquerque and what facing a veteran triple-A club is like.

That’s why the Buccaneers’ locker room always had his kids around.

She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state

To the champ, everything is serious business. I’m hoping that he’ll live long enough to learn that in this world that is a very dangerous attitude.

I’ve got and 15-year-olds hanging tough with kids much older than they are.

Most of the kids here are recreational shooters. Lars comes from a competitive background.

Parents are always grateful when they know their kids are getting treated right.

You have to know where he is all the time when you play those guys. Because of that, other kids on their team get open looks. He’s just a very, very good high school basketball player. I was very impressed with how hard he worked tonight. Not just the way he scores, but he was...

I think so. We’re basically working with seven or eight kids that we feel are varsity-level pitchers.

Every child gets a good mother, but not every mother gets a good child.

Anytime anyone can do something academically, then kids see it everywhere. Now with ISTEP it’s not just English, language arts and math, it’s also science in fifth grade. That will trickle down eventually.

I’m disappointed, obviously. The kids were looking forward to it. They’ve been on a high ever since we announced this.

Greg won’t have to worry about kids who don’t know how to handle a lacrosse stick yet.

The impact is that they are just kids in our district like any other students.

It’s a good feeling after the year it’s been. Our kids, as you can see, they do like the spotlight. The coaches don’t want it, but the kids seem to thrive on that.

I give the kids a lot of credit because when we went to overtime, we had some long faces in the huddle. For them to come out, buck up, and get the job done, that was just huge.

The miracle of children is that we just don’t know how they will change or who they will become.

Here and there. Lots of kids nowadays listen to primarily newer punk bands, and I definitely can’t say I’m not guilty of that.

The kids have to be focused on what we need to do to come away with a win. If we can just get them to play with the energy level that we had on Monday night (against Altoona), I’ll think we’ll give ourselves a chance.

Dill said striking a match under a turtle was hateful.”Ain’t hateful, just persuades him- ‘s not like you’d chunk him in the fire,” Jem growled.”How do you know a match don’t hurt him?””Turtles can’t feel , stupid,” said Jem.”Were you ever a turtle, huh?

Some people discard their childhood like an old hat. They forget about it like a phone number that’s no longer valid. They used to be kids, then they became adults – but what are they now?Only those who grow up but continue to be children are humans.

Just let them sit in the goddam sun. But the world won’t let them because there’s nothing more dangerous than letting old farts sit in the sun. They might be thinking. Same thing with kids. Keep ’em busy or they might start thinking.

Our kids are feeling pretty bad because they played well, they just didn’t get stops when we had to have them.

We are really happy for the kids and were impressed with their level of play today. Richmond is a solid squad and we had to play well to beat them. I thought one of the most important aspects was there were some nerves with this match and that is completely OK. We have a new...

We’ve got to do something. Our kids are getting left behind. That will continue as long as we stay here.

That’s when I remember if you have a choice, always ask friends to leave in a very nice voice.

The last time we played South Hamilton, we beat them, 60-28, and I think our kids felt they could maybe just show up tonight and beat them. Hopefully, they learned a valuable lesson.

Because of the conditions on the course, we just wanted the kids to push it when they had good footing and back off when they didn’t. We’re walking away without limping on to the bus, which is the most important thing.

That’s the thing we are happy about. The kids have really been stepping up since we lost some guys to injury. That’s a real testament to their character.

Fifteen minutes later, Betsy came thundering down the stairs. “I’m going to the mall with Sierra to see a movie.”Michael leaned forward, switched off the television. “Can you please rephrase that in the form of a question?””Sure. Can I have some money?

We need to get to the other side of the lake if you want to help the fairies,” said Mikolay.We could use my crystal ball for transportation,” suggested Julia pulling out a small crystal ball out of her pocket.

We’re excited – wish we were 2-0 – but we’ll take it. It was a good win for our kids. They’ve worked hard and they’ve done everything we’ve asked them to do and that’s all you can ask for.

She’s a real quiet kid, but she ignites us by getting us going. The rest of the kids, as soon as they see her get on they know, done deal, she’s going to score, and who’s going to be next? It’s that kind of feeling we get when she gets on.

It is a wonderful thing to see, the values that these kids are learning. There is a great story with just about every one of them, and the big thing is that because of First Tee there are a lot more good citizens coming out.

For while they’d stayed close during the absurd years of his sharp rise, having children had knocked it all into a different arrangement. The minute you had children you closed ranks. You didn’t plan this in advance, but it happened. Families were like individual, discrete, moated island nations. The little group of citizens on the...

The kid is scary.

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.

I think our kids stayed focused and played hard.

Fighting with siblings, especially the little ones, has always, and will always be the same. You fight with your hands tied behind your back. You know that you’ll lose. But you still fight back, either you want to annoy them or let them feel the extra satisfaction of beating you after a long fight. No...

We did well and I’m happy with the kids. I think we grew a lot this tournament.

We’ve had different kids who have stepped up and played well on any given night. We’ve had pretty balanced scoring.

I admire the kids being able to take this kind of pressure. They work for four years and everything comes down to less than 30 seconds. In other sports, there’s a losers’ bracket or you can work back in a second half. At some point there’s redemption. In swimming it comes down to one perfect...