“When I was a child, I thought, Casually, that solitude Never needed to be sought. Something everybody had, Like nakedness, it lay… — Philip Larkin Copy Share Image
In my case, I was born to parents who were very young, and I don't think they were entirely ready to have… — Gillian Anderson Copy Share Image
I am sure that hon. members will realize that I am not drawing on my imagination when I state that last fall… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
I'm aware of what kids like because I'm constantly in touch with them. Also, they say that a lot of people who… — Eric Wilson Copy Share Image
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Religion holds the solution to all problems of human relationship, whether they are between parents and children or nation and nation. Sooner… — Arnold J. Toynbee Copy Share Image
“The memories of home and of her children rose up in her imagination with a peculiar charm quite new to her, with… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I'm an actor is because I was no physical specimen as a child. I wasn't athletic and didn't… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
To tell the truth I cannot call my childhood bad. In your childhood you can't compare things: one eats carrots, one eats… — Roman Abramovich Copy Share Image
“emptying out of my mother's belly was my first act of disappearance learning to shrink for a family who likes their daughters… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
O friends, be men; so act that none may feel Ashamed to meet the eyes of other men. Think each one of… — Homer Copy Share Image
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And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express. "Are they pursuing the first travelers?" demanded the little prince.… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
If religious freedom is to endure in America, the responsibility for teaching religion to public school children must be left to the… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
I will tell you that I had a mother last night come up to me here in Tampa, Florida, after the debate.… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
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Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
“[John Clare's] father was a casual farm labourer, his family never more than a few days' wages from the poorhouse. Clare himself,… — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
The current economic climate means getting out of college is no guarantee of getting a job, and no guarantee of a satisfying… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
“If I could be the one to go, I would. She’s my daughter.” “And she’s my little sister. Maybe not by blood,… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
Following revelations that he fathered a love child, the good Reverend Jesse Jackson - or should we say the 'very' good Reverend… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
“House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco pushed back forcefully Thursday against efforts by Republicans and some in her own party… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If we are to prevent the fabric of our society from coming apart, we must teach our children to excel not only… — Clarence Page Copy Share Image
I pity the babies whose mothers are busy texting trivialities instead of playing with their children; I pity the children who are… — Mario Bunge Copy Share Image
“Given the choice, most children would have ice cream for dinner. Similarly, yogis prefer the highs of yoga, the so-called “good practice.”… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Although I was calm as a child, I had this restlessness about me–this need and hunger to create my own world. Poetry… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
Photographs are like our children. We put the best of ourselves into them - the best of our vision, our minds, our… — Maggie Steber Copy Share Image
I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
My daughter is full energy, like my wife and I, and strong-minded and has an opinion, like we do. And my boys,… — Chris Hemsworth Copy Share Image
Acting is a hard way to make a living, and there's a kind of dark, somewhat seedy side to the whole aspect… — Pablo Schreiber Copy Share Image
The failure of the family court system in America is a national scandal. Sadly, the mainstream media, whether out of ignorance or… — Garland Waller Copy Share Image
But you should know the love can wear away under the stress of being married. Someone you think you love now, you… — Kiera Cass Copy Share Image
Me? Behave? Seriously!! As a child I saw Tarzan almost naked, Cinderella arrived home after midnight, Pinocchio told lies, Aladdin was a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“So many legends have grown up around the fate of the surviving children that it is almost impossible to determine where the… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
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If your kids are realizing that they descend from something, that's really great. The more you're able to inculcate that the greater… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
By reading keep in a state of excited igorance, like a blind man in a house afire; flounder around, immensely but unintelligently… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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