I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
#quotes #virginia-postrel #family #children #work

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
#quotes #john-corey-whaley #family

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
#quotes #plato #family #parenting #children

Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games. ~Lincoln Chafee
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Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home. ~Bonnie L. Oscarson
#quotes #bonnie-l-oscarson #christianity

The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
#quotes #robert-winston #doctors #medicine

Music is the eye of the ear. ~Thomas Draxe
#quotes #thomas-draxe #music

The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #wealth #generosity

I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
#quotes #jay-wright-forrester #children #society #education

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
#quotes #bikram-choudhury #human #body

Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #parents #mother #children #love

Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
#quotes #georg-c-lichtenberg #freedom #free-will

I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
#quotes #frank-b-kellogg #war #military #peace

A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #money #stupidity

The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
#quotes #mark-twain #ignorance #humor

Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
#quotes #j-r-ward #ego

Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
#proverbs #estonian-proverbs #gratitude

I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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