Raise Quotes

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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this… — Teresa of Avila
I'm just curious, who's more fit to raise a child? A loving committed same-sex couple or an unmarried 15-year-old with no income and really no… — Ellen Barkin
I'm tenacious, I think - I know - and I do also have a quality where if you tell me I can't do something, if… — Ellen Barkin
I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids. — Charles Barkley
Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children… — Evan Bayh
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. — Joseph Addison
Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help… — Martha Beck
Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine. — Ludwig van Beethoven
'Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.' Guess what? Yes, we do in one regard: We want to let that trillion… — Joe Biden
I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation. — Theodore Bikel
If you can capture the humanity of a family struggling in an economic crisis you can make a difference. You can raise awareness just of… — Emily Blunt
Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them. — John Boehner
I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way.… — Susan Boyle
I have a feeling that being in love sometimes means the projection of your desires onto another person. The important thing is that you like… — Eric Braeden
My sun sets to raise again. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I feel privileged to be a U.N. ambassador. It gives me an opportunity to use my voice to help raise awareness about important social and… — Gisele Bundchen
One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting,… — Madeleine Albright
I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun. — George W. Bush
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength. — George W. Bush
I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us… — Jenna Bush

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