The press criticism made me feel at times like I was someone who had landed from outer space and, to my parents,… — Divine Copy Share Image
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I never cared but for one thing, and that is, simply to know that I am right before my Father in Heaven.… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Preach in the name of God. The learned will smile; ask the learned what they have done for their country. The priests… — Giuseppe Mazzini Copy Share Image
The public schools in our neighborhood were so bad that the teachers in the school said you shouldn't send your kids here.… — Glenn Ligon Copy Share Image
“ PATTERNS OF THE “SHY” What else is common among people who identify themselves as “shy?” Below are the results of a… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
I do not like punishments. You will never torture a child into duty; but a sensible child will dread the frown of… — Henry Kirke White Copy Share Image
A lot of my father's generation were thinking about communism and had deep liberal and progressive connections. He never admitted whether he… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
“The ideal parent is not anxiously hanging around trying to micromanage everything. The ideal parent makes it feel that problems, difficulties and… — The School of Life Copy Share Image
“My father used to say that sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them. I feel good… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Dialectic, which is the parent of logic, came itself from rhetoric. Rhetoric is in turn the child of the myths and poetry… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
I always said if I lived to get grown and had a chance, I was going to try to get something for… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
There is a core of loneliness. It's partly existential. Secondly, I was raised a loner. My parents were not there. My father… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Yeah. Almost as surprising as when you nailed me with your father's car." In the interest of avoiding confrontation, I felt compelled… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“In October 1805, Stoddard’s tour left St. Louis, including forty-five Indians from eleven tribes. They arrived in Washington in January 1806. Jefferson… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
I think at that age where you're starting to come into who you are as a young man, being told you can't… — Harris Dickinson Copy Share Image
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“Shaw resented being questioned by the Temple Planning Commission. It felt especially offensive because, besides her constant responsibilities as a foster parent,… — Jeff Guinn Copy Share Image
'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you can grow… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
“The evening with its lamps burning The night with its head in its hands The early morning I look back at the… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I became alcoholic at around age of 13 or 14. I was full-blown. Every day we would hide the alcohol, stealing from… — Reginald Arvizu Copy Share Image
It's a crazy time right now with kids. They are so much, more savvy than even their parents are. They are handing… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha… — Maureen Lipman Copy Share Image
I was born in the theatre. My father was a small time impresario on the West Coast and I was acting from… — Anita Loos Copy Share Image
“That's how it was on Irving Circle and how I was raised: You made the best out of what was within reach,… — Elinor Lipman Copy Share Image
“Obey,' like 'worship,' is a strong word. Her mother and father had told her so, and she believed them. They gave her… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
“By the age of two, hearing children perceived their parents’ deafness well enough to know automatically that they must use gestures with… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
I'll never forget one of those things that my father said to me. My father said: 'You know what? We have had… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
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“A Palestinian village whose feudal owner sold it for a kiss through a pane of glass..." Nothing remained of Sireen after the… — Samih al-Qasim Copy Share Image
There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was… — Kenneth Chenault Copy Share Image
“Wagons rattling and banging, horses neighing and snorting, conscripts marching, each with bow and arrows at his hip, fathers and mothers, wives… — Tu Fu Copy Share Image
“Suddenly, something fluttered down from the nest to rest at Chasmira's feet. She picked it up- A phoenix father. It glistened in… — Christine E. Schulze Copy Share Image
A person's level of intelligence is not solely based on the genes that they inherited from their parents. How a person was… — Crystal Yang Copy Share Image
“My mother had not forgotten the sad end of M. Vinteuil’s life, his complete absorption, first in having to play both mother… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“Anyone who says honesty is the best policy is living in la-la land. Either that or they've never been married or had… — Michael Rubotham Copy Share Image
“Parenting children with severe behaviors is not a simple job, yet it is a responsibility charged to us by God. It is… — Heather T. Forbes Copy Share Image
“Mother,” Alec’s voice as he interrupted his mother was firm, implacable, and not unkind. “Father. There’s something I have to tell you.”… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I told my father to stop smoking around the age of two or three years old and he stopped smoking. So the… — Doug E. Fresh Copy Share Image