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Russell Baker

"Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it."

Russell Baker, American Journalist
Family, Children, May
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"Children observe everything with caution."

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"Blessed your mum, who carried you in a womb for nine months."

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"Children are the most fearless souls on earth."

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"Children can see the beatitudes in nature."

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"Fathers. Mothers. With all their caring and attention. They will f--- you up, every time."

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Family, Love, Pain, Truth

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"Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity."
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"In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses."
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"In an age when the fashion is to be in love with yourself, confessing to be in love with somebody else is an admission of unfaithfulness to one's beloved."
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"People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately."
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