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H2O it's a complicated, three-dimensional, charged object. And one can pack these things in many different ways, a little like playing the… — Ira Flatow Copy Share Image
They tell us "Rock'n'roll is the devil's music." Well, let's say we know that rock is the devil's music, and we know… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
My musical genius reached its apex thirty years ago when I played the triangle in Haydn's children's symphony, so I could not… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
“I had a feeling that I shouldn't be here listening to this sinful man who had mixed children and didn't care who… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
You can go through life and make new friends every year - every month practically - but there was never any substitute… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
A lady of 47 who has been married 27 years and has six children knows what love really is and once described… — Cristina Orante Copy Share Image
[I]t's an honor to be a food stamp president. Food stamps feed the hungry. Food stamps save the children. Food stamps help… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that over the years my children will find plenty of things about me to criticize. But something tells… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
“Obviously, the more kids who are vaccinated, the better our country is protected and the less likely it is that any child… — Robert Sears Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you the truth about the world to which you so desperately want to return. It is a place of… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“If even one of you takes so much as a single shot at that crow", he told them, his tone matter-of-fact, "then… — Ari Marmell Copy Share Image
I have a sense that God is unfair and preferentially punishes his weak, his dumb, his fat, his lazy. I believe he… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
There once was a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. He had a… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The appalling destruction and misery of this war mount hourly: destruction of what should be (indeed it is) the common wealth of… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“The man in 4B wondered if he could have your autograph. He told me his daughter is a huge fan.” Fan? What… — Tara Janzen Copy Share Image
My childhood favourite is mum's shepherd's pie, Yorkshire pudding and roasted potatoes. I remember coming home from school and going to the… — Gordon Ramsay Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that we are living in a simulation controlled by the reigns of a destructive child who often gets bored… — Mija Copy Share Image
“Mary was surrounded in her childhood by powerful women: the French Queen Catherine de Medici; the King’s lover, advisor and friend, Diane… — Jane Dunn Copy Share Image
My daughter's all grown up now compared to what she was, but I used to say, I’ve got to have my horse… — Buck Brannaman Copy Share Image
I can't wait for the day that I get married. I will finally be able to spend the rest of my life… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Adolescence was invented in the 19th century to enable middle-class families to keep their children out of sweatshops. But it has degenerated… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Heterosexuals get drunk and pregnant, producing unwanted children; their reward is to be allowed to marry. Homosexual couples do not produce unwanted… — Richard Posner Copy Share Image
“Hence, by a series of almost unnoticed changes, allowing ever easier divorce, and ever more blatant neglect of children, the state has… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“For most men, what’s tougher than breaking up is the moment when their ex finally falls out of love with them and… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
Helping parents to meet the everyday costs of raising their families, helping them lift themselves up to create a better life for… — Erin O'Toole Copy Share Image
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He saw the threat of the family being destroyed by not being open to life or children. Paul VI was brave. He… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Today, the United States is No. 1 in corporate profits, No. 1 in CEO salaries, No. 1 in childhood poverty and No.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“And so, beginning with the small early frustrations and deprivations, the child is helped to govern himself. his ego develops by learning… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
“From what I can tell, the chief distinguishing factor between children and adults is that children hear everything while appearing not to… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
When I was about nine, I was rushed to hospital to have my appendix removed. Like any child, I was more concerned… — Dervla Kirwan Copy Share Image
“My father was a patient father. He was so patient that when he once saw a sign that read ‘Patient Entrance’ at… — Shoeburn Ruffet Copy Share Image
I was conscious of being wordy as a child. I was a terrible talker. I memorised the Latin names of flowers at… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm one of the many working mothers. And I only have one child. I know working mums who have… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
Woods are not like other spaces. To begin with, they are cubic. Their trees surround you, loom over you, press in from… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image