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“And so these refined parents rejected their five-year-old girl to all kinds of torture. They beat her, kicked her, flogged her, for… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“Occasionally, a dog will be presented as some training method for having a baby. "My girlfriend and I got a dog. We… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“They spent the day with Lucia, who promised that the following day she would take them up to Scala, an even tinier,… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
It's important for a parent to learn to take delight in a child whose behavior might seem mystifying. In the case of… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
My particular historical vantage point is a product of my upbringing as that odd duck, a native Washingtonian whose parents were not… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
Mothers are the place that we call home. On them we rest our heads and close our eyes. There's no one else… — Nick Gordon Copy Share Image
“You'll have the use of my body, Breck, until my mother is dead, but that's all you'll have of me. Not one… — Anne N. Reisser Copy Share Image
Therefore, is thy brother a sinner? Then cover his sin and pray for him. Dost thou publish his sins, then truly thou… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
''It is not only what we have inherited from our fathers and mothers that again in us, but all sorts of old… — Henrik Ibsen Copy Share Image
We always had so many kids in our family, running around the yard, sweaty little kids jumping in and out of the… — Roman Reigns Copy Share Image
My parents are from north London, and so it's not like I'm some Yank who wants to make a profit out of… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal father of light, and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth… — John Locke Copy Share Image
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“flaunting the Kohinoor on the Queen Mother’s crown in the Tower of London is a powerful reminder of the injustices perpetrated by… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
“It’s not only working parents who are looking for more hours in the day; people without children are also overworked, maybe to… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
My own father held down two jobs, barely affording the little rented house I grew up in. My dad worked hard, lifted… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
“Some parents have taught their small children, “Go to the manager,” but this poses the same problem of identification as with the… — de Becker, Gavin Copy Share Image
When my father, Ronald Reagan, was running for president in 1980, my mother, Nancy, traveled with him on the campaign trail, but… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
“Hey, where are you going?" His voice, confused yet curious, called after me. "Hey. Why didn't your mother name you Maybe, or… — Linda Kage Copy Share Image
How could it be that I had a legal obligation to kill people I did not know, and who did certainly not… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
“And once Father Lucas said to me, 'Be simple, Matthew, life is a simple book, and an open book, read and be… — Djuna Barnes Copy Share Image
I think it's important for the kids to spend quality time with their parents, and to see their parents happy and loving… — Travis Browne Copy Share Image
There is an education of the mind Which all require and parents only start. But there is training of a nobler kind… — Edgar Guest Copy Share Image
“Miss Manners’ mother always told her to travel either first or third class, but never second, when crossing. (Not crossing class lines,… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“seemed to her that such a one abdicated all claim to enjoy the fruits of those friendly relations with people of good… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
You never get mad,” she said when their server left the table. “Except at me.” “That’s not true,” he said tightly. “Torie… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
“Different people do different things. And no one-way of plugging in or serving in the church is more beneficial or valuable than… — Amy Fenton Lee Copy Share Image
“Okay, so when is the mother ship coming to pick us up?” I ask worriedly. “The what?” Reed asks with confusion clouding… — Amy A. Bartol Copy Share Image
I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile, because it's impossible to make… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“Throw massive amounts of deception and the father of lies (yes, I’m referring to Satan) into the mix and you now have… — KJ Masters Copy Share Image
“Come on, Tony!” a woman shouted. “Make the clear!” Adam didn’t have to be told that the woman shouting was Tony’s mother.… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Our founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain because they were dissatisfied with the laws and policies that they believed abridged their… — Stan Van Gundy Copy Share Image
“According to Pia Mellody, when “one parent has a relationship with the child that is more important than the relationship he or… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
Nothing ensures the success of the child more in the society than being read to from infancy to young adulthood. Reading books… — Anita Silvey Copy Share Image
“Father, I love You Whom I do not know, and I embrace You Whom I do not see, and I abandon myself… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
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