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Women themselves condition their daughters to serve the system of male primacy. If a daughter challenges it, the mother will generally defend… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
My first car was kind of sad. My first car was when my parents had completely worn out their Toyota Corolla that… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Since the day I was born, wrestling has sustained me and my family. It's the way my father fed me; it's the… — Eddie Guerrero Copy Share Image
When you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you will calmly turn with an untroubled spirit to your Heavenly Father,… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Nature herself has not provided the most graceful end for her creatures. What becomes of all these birds that people the air… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend… — Mona Simpson Copy Share Image
At a very young age, my beloved mother passed away from leukemia, forcing my father to become a single dad. Rather than… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
I feel so lucky to have both my parents and we all get together at Mum and Dad's at least every fortnight… — Liza Tarbuck Copy Share Image
“His oldest child from his second marriage, Matthew, stayed up all the night before he was buried, putting his father’s history on… — Edward P. Jones Copy Share Image
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It is the privilege of the rich To waste the time of the poor To water with tears in secret A tree… — Stevie Smith Copy Share Image
There are a lot of little kids, amazingly enough, that see me. Their parents go, 'That's Mace Windu.' They go, 'Oh, right.… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
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People ask my mother whether she had any idea that I'd be CEO of a company some day, and she would say,… — Anne M. Mulcahy Copy Share Image
I acted like a pro when it came to football... Then you also add the priority and responsibility of having a daughter… — Will Grier Copy Share Image
First Moloch, horrid king, besmirched in blood, Of Human sacrifice, and parent's tears, Though, for the noise of drums and timbrels loud,… — John Milton Copy Share Image
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I stare at the pile of discarded remnants and think of my mother. Did she touch that pillar there? Does her scent… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
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If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up--lift her up. I would… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“popular TV sitcoms sprang up, each a variation on a single theme: something alien is close and secretly among us, and one… — David Henry Copy Share Image
Lord of the springtime, Father of flower, field and fruit, smile on us in these earnest days when the work is heavy… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
I went to a very posh school, I had a very privileged upbringing with parents who were incredibly loving and brilliant. I've… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too… — Bette Davis Copy Share Image
“Heavenly Father,' Kevin says, 'we thank you for this beautiful day. For these beautiful children. For this food we're about to eat.… — Christy Beam Copy Share Image
We are contaminated with the idea of "winning" and defeating others. Indoctrinated by parents, schools, and our ubiquitous media, hammered with a… — Daniel Gillies Copy Share Image
I had just been promoted to the first rugby team. It was a perfect, wonderful coming of age. My brother was already… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
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Warsan means "good news" and Shire means "to gather in one place". My parents named me after my father's mother, my grandmother.… — Warsan Shire Copy Share Image
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Admitting that it is the profession of our sex to teach, we perceive the mother to be first in point of precedence,… — Lydia Sigourney Copy Share Image
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