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"You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend."
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"Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies-loneliness, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, and doubt-every time they come around."

"A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all."

"After all we have few friends, if we don't show that we care about them, we will reach 0 friends..."

"Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's like, the highest level of friendship."

"Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out."

"When we see a lonely fisherman, we ask where the boat is; when we see a lonely boat, we ask where the fisherman is! We love to see the good friends always together!"

"The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash."

"Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree."
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"Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in New York with a little play called Cruise Control, where I relaxed, and then I kept getting work in Hollywood till this series happened."

"Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a sitcom, there's no time."

"I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter how much money you have, if you want to stay involved with your children and don't want to lose being a primary parent to them, you're still in the game."

"I'd like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it's the '50s, and coming home simply means watching television with a beer."

"It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them."

"I still get the kids to the doctor and dentist and plan their play dates and buy their clothes."

"Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise."

"They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself."

"But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations."
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