Don't tell me about worth," Nita said. "My father commands fleets." "The wealthy measure everything with the weight of their money." Tool… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
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In the last few years, losing my father, going through a divorce and not getting some jobs I really wanted, is making… — John Stamos Copy Share Image
Parents who are cowed by temper tantrums and screaming defiance are only inviting more of the same. Young children become more cooperative… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
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My favorite show of my father Aaron Spelling is probably a show that was his favorite and that was a show called… — Tori Spelling Copy Share Image
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Home' was a special album for very specific reasons. It is an homage to my father. And it is the first classical… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
My parents were only one part of my lineage. I also met a number of mentors, one of whom I nicknamed "Socrates"… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
I remember when I first wanted to act my parents were supportive, but it was that they were like please, if you… — Troian Bellisario Copy Share Image
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The truest definition of evil is that which represents it as something contrary to nature; evil is evil because it is unnatural;… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
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I get so sick and tired of hearing people gripe about what their parents did to them. You know what your parents… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
As a child, I remember seeing what a struggle it was for both my parents to accommodate and adjust to the idea… — Dia Mirza Copy Share Image
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No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
“It is, no doubt, impossible to prevent his praying for his mother, but we have means of rendering the prayers innocuous. Make… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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The desire to look strong and decisive, instead of looking human, is the fatal flaw of so many politicians, and I will… — Jess Phillips Copy Share Image
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Yes, the Navy wife is unique in that she is a housewife, mother, father, and family manager all in one. She also… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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