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Family Quotes
"One of the strongest loves I've ever witnessed is the love a mother has for her child."
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"A loving mother makes sacrifices for peace and laughter to reign in her home and family."
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"A theatrical spectacle is inherent whenever family members congregate and reacquaint themselves with powerful universal themes educed from homecomings including hugs, food, drink, conversation, politics, games, music, conflict, terror, mercy, smiles, tears, prayers, misfortune, and self-discovery."
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"Had I not made it big, my family would have told me to recheck my decision. Now that I am successful, there is no way. They have to accept it gracefully."
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"The difference between a 'man' and a 'father' is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life."
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"Things that remind me of Mother are these:the truth 'mid deception, a warm summer breeze,the calm within chaos, a stitch in a rip,a comforting blanket, the smile on her lip,an ocean of love in a heart big as whales,the morals in everyday stories she tells,a wink amid laughter, the wisdom in books,the peace in humility, beauty in looks,the light and the life in a ray of the sun,the hard work accomplished disguised as pure fun,concern in a handclasp, encouragement too,the hope in a clear morning sky azure blue,the power in prayers uttered soft and sincere,the faith in a promise, and joy in a tear.These things all attest to the wonder and graceof my precious mother, none else could replace."
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"Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily or only to increase our fathers' chances of not being left by our mothers, or vice versa."
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"We could see that our mothers blackmailed us with self-sacrifice, even if we did not know whether or not they might have been great opera stars or toasts of the town if they had not borne us. In our intractable moments we pointed out that we had not asked to be born, or even to go to an expensive school. We knew that they must have had motives of their own for what they did with us and to us. The notion of our parents' self-sacrifice filled us not with gratitude but with confusion and guilt. We wanted them to be happy yet they were sad and deprived and it was our fault."
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"There would be fewer absent fathers, if straight men were turned on only by women with whom they would not mind having children."
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"Children laugh an average of three hundred or more times a day; adults laugh an average of five times a day, we have a lot of catching up to do."
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"Fear is the mother of morality."
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"Grandchildren are their grandparents' toys."
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"We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did-a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now vindicated grandparents. And you thought God had no sense of humor."
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"A bolt of warmth, fierce with joy and pride and gratitude, flashed through me like sudden lightning. I don't care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching-they are your family. And they were my heroes."
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"My mama is my feeding bottle... She never goes empty no matter how deep I sip! Thank you mum!"
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"Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents' foster parents, if and when the parents reach their second childhood."
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"My son, do not forget your father's instructions."
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"My mother is my pastor She teaches me the BibleI love her as my mentorShe tells me to be humble!"
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"Torn clothes are funny - until your dad gets fired."
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