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> [Dear Lord, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them, talking back to them, and contradicting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/dear-lord-make-me-a-better-parent-teach-me-to-understand-my-children/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

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## More by Gary Myers

> [“After the 1998 season Warner was included among the five Rams exposed on the expansion list for the new Cleveland Browns. The Browns passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/after-the-1998-season-warner-was-included-among-the-five-rams-exposed/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [You want to be the one that people piclk up the paper in the morning to see what you say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/you-want-to-be-the-one-that-people-piclk-up-the-paper-in-the-morning/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [Dear Lord, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/dear-lord-make-me-a-better-parent-teach-me-to-understand-my-children/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [It's never my intent to be controversial but I don't shy away from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/it-s-never-my-intent-to-be-controversial-but-i-don-t-shy-away-from-it/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [“The 49ers didn’t have a first-round pick—it had been traded years earlier to the Bills in the O.J. Simpson trade—and Walsh was hoping to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/the-49ers-didn-t-have-a-first-round-pick-it-had-been-traded-years/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [“They’ve had several conversations since that day in Owings Mills when Bisciotti fired him. “He said at some point we will sit down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/they-ve-had-several-conversations-since-that-day-in-owings-mills-when/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [“As Parcells developed as a head coach, he came to understand that creative tension produced better results. He preyed upon the insecurity of players.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/as-parcells-developed-as-a-head-coach-he-came-to-understand-that/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [The important things for a mom is that her kids are watched, and are safe and it's a good care environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/the-important-things-for-a-mom-is-that-her-kids-are-watched-and-are/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

> [Roger Goodell makes $40 million a year, which more than compensates him for the most difficult and sensitive decision in his nine years as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-myers/roger-goodell-makes-40-million-a-year-which-more-than-compensates-him/)

[Gary Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-myers/)

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