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“I believe in the Supreme Being, in a Creator, whatever he may be. I care little who has placed us here below… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Sir Richard sighed. "Rid yourself of the notion that I cherish any villainous designs upon your person," he said. "I imagine I… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
I got a fortune cookie that said, "To remember is to understand." I have never forgotten it. A good judge remembers what… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“She told me her father taught her to live life way beyond the cusp of it, way out in the outer reaches… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
Mother loathed the all-black B movies Hollywood made for the "colored" audience, where the stereotypes were broader and more offensive to her,… — Gayle Pemberton Copy Share Image
My mother was a woman of the '50s who had a family in the '70s while finding her political and feminist voice.… — Dervla Kirwan Copy Share Image
“No, what little inspiration I have in life comes not from any sense of racial pride. It stems from the same age-old… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
Well when I was young, actually not just me, but we were all poor. Korea used to be one of the poorest… — Lee Myung-bak Copy Share Image
I had very supportive parents that made the way for me, even at a time when there were very few women -… — Leah Ward Sears Copy Share Image
I don't know. This college would probably have the same problem the last one did." I frowned. "What's that?" "Homework." "Adrian," growled… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“The older we get, the more difficult it is to find other people who can give us the love our parents denied… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Work while it is called today, for you… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Most times, Mother Earth's resources are used up without the realisation that these thoughtless actions might just be the root cause for… — Tulsi Tanti Copy Share Image
Attachment is misery, but from the very beginning the child is taught for attachment. The mother will say to the child, "Love… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
In the bad sixties, when drugs came into widespread use among adolescents and when Scarsdale mothers developed the habit of not asking… — Diana Trilling Copy Share Image
The Greeks really believed in history. They believed that the past had consequences and that you might be punished for the sins… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
The child gets two confusing messages when a parent tells him which is the right fork to use, and then proceeds to… — Rachel Blanchard Copy Share Image
When my parents were divorced in the late '70s, early '80s, the climate was that you should screw over your ex as… — Michaela Watkins Copy Share Image
Your skills may not be anything out of the ordinary, but you can do miraculous things with what you've got. Maybe it's… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
I was trying to be appreciative for the education I had, for the sacrifices my parents made. I was very interested in… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound creepy, but I remember when I couldn't really talk. I was looking at the television and my… — Mauro Remiddi Copy Share Image
I give in and light another cigarette even though last night the surgeon general came on the television set and shook his… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
“The AI told her not long ago that her "Why?" period might have been the shortest on record - because Mum and… — Anne McCaffrey Copy Share Image
“Our Founders explicitly designed our system so that all powers not delegated to the federal government (education included) fell to the states… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
My father's book is about is about a number of things, but about Houdini's rage to not be a failure like his… — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
“While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and… — The Lockman Foundation Copy Share Image
All the praise I received couldn't substitute for the praise I had never received from my mother at home. I longed for… — Bess Myerson Copy Share Image
“She might be the best-dressed little girl in her elementary school class, but she was still a Greek. Her parents spoke a… — Suzanne Jenkins Copy Share Image
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