"I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured."

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"I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured."

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"Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up."

James Dobson, American Psychologist

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"What thumbsuckers we all are...when it comes to mothers."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Family, Emotion, Attachment, Childhood, Reflection

"Of course there are mothers,squeezing their breastsdry, pawning their bodies,shedding teeth for their children,or that's our fond belief.But remember - Hanseland Gretel were dumped in the forestbecause their parents were starving."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Family, Sacrifice, Motherhood, Poverty, Children

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off.""

Stephen King, American Author

Family, Life, God, Job

"Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our deaths - by each of the family members who believe they know us."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

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"It is a wise child that knows its own father and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him."

Mark Twain, American Author

Family, Father, Approval, Wisdom

"To each other, we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread. We were just a family. In a family even exaggerations make perfect sense."

John Irving, American Novelist

Family, Sense

"I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid."

Taylor Swift, American Musician

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"Derek cuddled his daughter against his shoulder and spoke in a mixture of baby words and cockney, a language only she seemed to understand."

Lisa Kleypas, American Novelist

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"As a mother, you need to remember that a loving and compassionate God is one hundred percent aware of your child's situation."

Elizabeth George, American Author

Family, Motherhood, Compassion, God, Love

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"Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree."

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"We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation."

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"I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office."

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"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer."

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"If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past."

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"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."

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"Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up."

"What thumbsuckers we all are...when it comes to mothers."

"Of course there are mothers,squeezing their breastsdry, pawning their bodies,shedding teeth for their children,or that's our fond belief.But remember - Hanseland Gretel were dumped in the forestbecause their parents were starving."

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off.""

"Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our deaths - by each of the family members who believe they know us."

"It is a wise child that knows its own father and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him."

"To each other, we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread. We were just a family. In a family even exaggerations make perfect sense."

"I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid."

"Derek cuddled his daughter against his shoulder and spoke in a mixture of baby words and cockney, a language only she seemed to understand."

"As a mother, you need to remember that a loving and compassionate God is one hundred percent aware of your child's situation."

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"Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree."

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"I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office."

"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer."

"The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president."

"If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past."

"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."