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"Most parents are not really 'supportive' because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they 'support' their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to have bred a failure, or, failures - in the eyes of their peers and/or neighbours."

"Passing their toilet training is the very last thing that some adults did that has made their parents proud of them."

"The answer to the question 'How many children do you have?' and the one to the question 'How many children are you raising?' are not identical in all cases: some men are not taking care of their own children, some are knowingly or unknowingly raising other men's children, and some do not even know that they each have a child, another child, or other children."

"It's a fool who thinks that having a kid is a right, which is the biggest crock of fishheads I've ever heard. You have a responsibility, not only to a person but also to a spirit because that's what a child is. A pissing, crying, yawning, giggling, laughing package of spirit that is looking for you to take the lead. It's a heck of a responsibility to look after a spirit."

"Motherhood isn't just about making babies, it's about making lives and molding destinies."

"I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage."

"Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child."
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"The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect."

"Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair."

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."

"On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died."

"Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn't be done."
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