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My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“He had a charm about him sometimes, a warmth that was irresistible, like sunshine. He planted Saffy triumphantly on the pavement, opened… — Hilary McKay Copy Share Image
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The gift of faith is a priceless spiritual endowment... Our faith is centered in God our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Savior… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
My father was a dark-skinned brother, but my mother was a very fair-skinned lady. From what I understand, she was Creole; we… — Ice T Copy Share Image
My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was - it… — Andre Agassi Copy Share Image
I was educated privately for free because I was a scholarship girl, 100% scholarship girl. I got it on my own merits.… — Louise Mensch Copy Share Image
What would they talk about? Hi, my name's Vane and I howl at the moon late at night in the form of… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“I fancy my father thought me an odd child, and had little fondness for me; though he was very careful in fulfilling… — Mary Ann Evans Copy Share Image
“From the White House on down, the myth holds that fatherhood is the great antidote to all that ails black people. But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was 65 in May, and when I have just shaved, I see my father. I realise that I now have the… — Rick Wakeman Copy Share Image
Simone’s mother was an unfortunate mistake. Palackas, Simone’s father, was a bound demon who stumbled across her one night while he was… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
If there was something that kind of molded me into who I am now, it would be my dad. Whether it be… — Shawn Porter Copy Share Image
Though there is a benevolence due to all mankind, none can question but a superior degree of it is to be paid… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The secret of my success is my mother, who was from Dublin. All my relations are in Dublin or in the west,… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
“My dad was always snoozing on the couch, like Dagwood Bumstead. He was a lazy motherfucker. God bless him. He was always… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
My father was a racing driver, his name is Don Halliday. I grew up with it all around me. I have always… — Liz Halliday Copy Share Image
My father was an amazing man. No person is perfect, and no father-son relationship is perfect. He wanted me to live my… — James Packer Copy Share Image
As my own father was sick, and miserably tied to his invalid's chair, he would have been abandoned had not an old… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Parents offer an open womb. More than anyone else in your life, mothers, and sometimes fathers, can kiss it, and make it… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
My childhood was really nice. My parents never forced me to do anything; it was always, "If you want to do that,… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Christ took our sins and the sins of the whole world as well as the Father's wrath on his shoulders, and he… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
[A]s a commencement the Lord appeared unto Joseph Smith, both the Father and the Son, the Father pointing to the Son said,… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit's power cannot be harnessed. His power cannot be used to accomplish anything other than the Father's will. He is… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
May we feel after Thee; still calling out in the darkness, as children waking in the night call "Father," so may we… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Around my house, I won't even speak to my family unless they first address me by my official Berzerker name, Godred Crovan,… — Zakk Wylde Copy Share Image
By the time Kafka was seven or eight years old, he already had a relatively dark view of the world derived from… — Reiner Stach Copy Share Image
But to do it professionally is a quantum leap difference and my father had to be persuaded by these kind of Ivy… — Robert Klein Copy Share Image
A lot of times, I was about to get a role, but then somebody called. The father or mother would call and… — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
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It comes down to this: What kind of father are you? What kind of husband are you? What kind of coach or… — Joe Ehrmann Copy Share Image
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I have sometimes questioned the advice and direction I received from my parents and grandparents, but I never questioned the fact that… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Others may decieve you - you decide what's good. You decide alone, but no… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I have lived with extraordinary women, whether it was my grandmother, my mother. My father passed away when I was 16... I… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
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When I was fourteen, my father decided to initiate me into the ways of manhood, and took me to the local whorehouse.… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image