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"A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones."
"I describe family values as responsibility towards others, increase of tolerance, compromise, support, flexibility. And essentially the things I call the silent song of life-the continuous process of mutual accommodation without which life is impossible."
"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually."
"My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way"
"You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation."
"To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas."
"I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy."
"Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing."
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."
"Family is the most important thing in the world."
"A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone."
"It is a wise father that knows his own child."
"Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment."
"The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to."
"Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back."
"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
"You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible."
"The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk."
"Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment."
"Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision."
