Budding Leader Gifts

"....one minute I'm there - chewing the cud - the next, I get this urge to lead!"

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

I should be a writer when I grow up...

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

Kid with messed up project in Wood Shop, titled: 'Wouldn't Shop'

'Can you tell me what I've written? I can't read!'

Civics Class: Mock Election Today. Oh, no --- Another multiple choice test!

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

'I have a feeling one day when he grows up he'll be an artist of some kind.'

"I'll go to my room and do my homework, but I want time and a half."

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

Mum has a bad judgement day - Well OK, you can take it to your room as long as you play it quietly.

"There will be a winning team and a losing team. Are you OK with that?"

The wrecking crew!

'Keep asking for more allowance. It's good practice for negotiating future stock and option grants.'

"My buildings are meant to inspire."

"Isn't it obvious? I'm writing the great American graphic novel."

'OK, it's a deal. You take my baths for me and I'll buy you some new toys.'

'I'm not sure if he plays that loud because he has a good set of lungs or if it's a mean streak in him.'

'I can't find the words to express my anger with you.' - 'She needs a dictionary.'

"My report on summer vacation. . . Book and movie rights are available for $1000 each."

"Jose Rivera, who wrote the screenplay for 'The Motorcycle Diaries,' is the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar. He's known for incorporating his life experiences into his award-winning writing."

"He just talked me into giving him a 200% raise in his allowance. At least we don't have to worry about him not succeeding in business when he grows up."

"No, he's not grounded anymore. He used his allowance and lawyered up."

A child busking

"You'll have to imagine the melody for this next song, too."

'I must be getting good, because my Dad told me to go play for the neighbours!'

Hope you're still writing that novel!

Orchestra

Self Published

"I've got news for you. Kids don't have a union and doing your homework is not negotiable."

A Born Politician

"You don't mind us shadowing you, do you?"

Literary Advice

'How do you expect me to fine tune my act if you keep taking me to the principal's office?