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"Owing to the imperfection of language the offspring is termed a new animal, but it is in truth a branch or elongation of the parent; since a part of the embryon-animal is, or was, a part of the parent; and therefore in strict language it cannot be said to be entirely new at the time of its production; and therefore it may retain some of the habits of the parent-system. (1794)"
"A wretched child Is he who does not return his parents' care."
"The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents."
"I come from not just a household but a country where the finesse of language, well-balanced sentence, structure, syntax, these things are driven into us, and my parents, bless them, are great custodians of the English language."
"I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents."
"From a young age, my parents always told me and my sister how important it was as a girl to be more than just a pretty face and I think we've carried that message through out our lives."
"The superior man, while his parents are alive, reverently nourishes them; and, when they are dead, reverently sacrifices to them. His thought to the end of his life is how not to disgrace them."
"I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent."
"By taking a business-like approach, the student-athletes and their parents will be in control of the outcome and that's how it should be."
"When I told my parents, 'I'm going to be an actor,' they screamed and wept and freaked out."
"My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments of life and spirit and friendship could be found. In a library, you could find miracles and truth and you might find something that would make you laugh so hard that you get shushed, in the friendliest way."
"Being a parent is absolutely exhausting and draining, along with all the joy and love."
"Neglect of an effective birth control policy is a never-failing source of poverty which, in turn, is the parent of revolution and crime."
"Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years."
"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room."
"I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide him, it is not half so important to 'know' as to 'feel'."
"My parents always told us, you know, you have to get your education. You're not supposed to become a statistic."
"I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through."
"Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?"
"Some poets marry a language; some have affairs with it; some treat it as a parent, some as a child, some as an equal, or as a friend."
