Dorothy Hamill Quotes

I am an only child, and I guess was spoiled by my parents.

Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much - then they get used to it.

I hate being called spoilt. My life is ordinary.

By a lot of people's standards, I lived a very privileged life. I never wanted for attention, I never wanted for material things. In some ways, I was probably spoiled because I never had to share. And I was doted on.

I was coddled, and there is a permissiveness that sometimes goes on with people who are successful as actors.

As the youngest, I don't think there was any doubt I was spoiled.

They say that if you give your children too much, they don't get the joy out of work. They just want the unearned things to keep falling from the sky.

I'm spoiled rotten, as my children would tell you.

Anybody that lives in America and has parents with a moderate amount of wealth can be spoiled. I see it every day - kids who are just running their parents over to get what they want because kids are smart, and they know they can manipulate their parents.

I never had to grow up. Everybody did everything for me. I was the first generation in my family to have money, and I had no idea what to do.

People who are given whatever they want soon develop a sense of entitlement and rapidly lose their sense of proportion.

I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest.

My kids get everything they want and are raised well.

There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'

I've been a golden boy for too long.

The worst thing you can do to a child, and I've seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.

We're both accustomed to being the center of attention. We're both accustomed to being spoiled by the people around us. And we don't expect to have to compete with somebody for all of that.

Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment. They behaved accordingly, with a self-indulgence that was wholly rational, given their situation.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

Being a celebrity, you can remain a child for ever, almost. You get away with more; you can get too pampered and it's not healthy.

I know, I'm like a kid. Maybe I was a bit too spoilt growing up. Everything just came like I wanted it to.

Even when I was a kid, everything I had was the best.

I am the princess of G.O.O.D. Music, the first lady of G.O.O.D. Music, the baby of G.O.O.D. Music. I'm kinda the spoiled brat right now. I could get whatever I want.

Children that have been petted and waited upon, always expect it; and if their expectations are not met, they are disappointed and discouraged. This same disposition will be seen through their whole lives, and they will be helpless, leaning upon others for aid, expecting others to favor them and yield to them.

If you want a baby, have a new one. Don't baby the old one.