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“God in His infinite wisdom blessed humans with redundant tongues: one to outfit the mouth for speech. And a mother tongue to… — David B. Lentz Copy Share Image
“I quote my father to people almost every day. Part of that is because if you dispense your own wisdom, others often… — Jeffrey Zaslow Copy Share Image
However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with… — Bob Filner Copy Share Image
In vain are Schools, Academies, and Universities instituted, if loose Principles and licentious habits are impressed upon Children in their earliest years… — John Adams Copy Share Image
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The things that have happened for me, to me, have helped me grow up. Especially the passing of my father. That was… — Scottie Pippen Copy Share Image
“As a child, my own mother told me the human heart spun on an axis smaller than a dime. Like her father,… — Miranda Mellis Copy Share Image
I always encourage people to start in their own personal universe, because sometimes we as parents start thinking about the big picture.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“all her mother’s pains and benefits . . .’” She faltered, and I continued the Shakespeare for her. “‘To laughter and contempt, that she may… — Craig Johnson Copy Share Image
“It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I've said it before - and I'll say it again: it always seems to me that we come to know our same-sex… — Will Self Copy Share Image
“Some scientists were conducting an experiment, he said, trying to gauge the impact of abuse on children. Ducks, like people, develop bonds… — Rachel Reiland Copy Share Image
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Here lies the secret. Says Patanjali, the father of Yoga, "When a man rejects all the superhuman powers, then he attains to… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The mother loves her child most divinely, not when she surrounds him with comfort and anticipates his wants but when she resolutely… — Hamilton Wright Mabie Copy Share Image
“Your parents, your friends, your enemies politicians and teachers—all these voices will try to speak for you. Sometimes, it seems easier to… — Amy Fellner Dominy Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a Pullman porter, and my father put his way through college by cleaning floors at night in the libraries.… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I was always out back swinging off the tee, pretending to be different Giants players. My parents held onto an assignment I… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
My brother is undoubtedly arrogant," Tyrion Lannister replied. "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“When he got work my father worked as a steel worker, high up on tall buildings, walking on beams like those Mohawk… — Charles Brandt Copy Share Image
What is your future? Shortly after giving birth to you if your parents kicked you out of the house is | now… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
“[THE DAILY BREATH] The greatest mystery in this Universe: the relationship between us and God - is revealed on Earth in the… — Dragos Bratasanu Copy Share Image
If you are fortunate in life, age and knowledge breed compassion. And as I have gotten older, I came to understand, that… — Ronnie Musgrove Copy Share Image
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I've inherited a Jewish sensibility and sense of humor from my parents and all those who came before me. All the Jewish… — Philip Rosenthal Copy Share Image
What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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I was always in love with music, but my parents never really saw that I had talent, and it was really just… — Richard Hyung-ki Joo Copy Share Image
We live in a reward-centered society. When I was a child, my father used to say, "It's not whether you win or… — Renee Lawless Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to be a performer, and my mother started taking me to dance classes when I was five.… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
“Like a lot of lawyers in the party, my father combined uncritical devotion to the imaginary Soviet Union in his head with… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
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I'm not a good father and they're not children any more; the eldest is in his fifties. My relationship with their mothers… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Couture is also a matter of respect. In the end, all of these women sewing and embroidering the clothes, whom are almost… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping-their souls into their father's; and to both parents, who lived and labored so… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image