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sometimes a man stands up during supper and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking, because of a church that stands somewhere in… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
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My earliest memories are sitting on the beach at Blackpool, and I know that if I went back, it would be horrible.… — Robert Smith Copy Share Image
“...we're a people who pollute the very air we breathe. And our rivers. We're destroying the great lakes; Erie is already gone,… — Jack Finney Copy Share Image
Tell her this And more,— That the king of the seas Weeps too, old, helpless man. The bustling fates Heap his hands… — Stephen Crane Copy Share Image
As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and… — Alan Thicke Copy Share Image
We talk of lost ideals, but perhaps they are not lost, only changed; when our ideal for ourselves and for our children… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
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Well I'm not a storyteller, as far as telling stories which relate to experiences in my own life. That's not what I… — Freedy Johnston Copy Share Image
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Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children. How many must die before… — Daniel Berrigan Copy Share Image
Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push… — Julianne Malveaux Copy Share Image
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There's no one with intelligence in this town except that man over there playing with the children, the one riding the stick… — Rumi Copy Share Image
Time spent with children is time well spent. Their little minds are not constrained by 'reality' or focused upon goals. Anything and… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
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Our children should learn the general framework of their government and then they should know where they come in contact with the… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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Black ice is the smoothest naturally occuring ice there is, as if nature were condescending to art. ... Black ice is an… — Lorene Cary Copy Share Image
If a man really sets his heart upon the will of God, God will enlighten a little child to tell that man… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
You send your child to the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys who educate him. You send him to the Latin class, but… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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