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"The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses."
Anselm Kiefer
"The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses."
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"Why are my sons followed thus by darkness?'...'Because they were born in the house of flesh, therefore death follows at their heels."
Ursula K. Le Guin
"Why are my sons followed thus by darkness?'...'Because they were born in the house of flesh, therefore death follows at their heels."
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"Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training."
Fay Godwin
"Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training."
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"I want all my friends, family and fans to know that I am in good spirits and I will be fine."
Lil' Kim
"I want all my friends, family and fans to know that I am in good spirits and I will be fine."
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"Well, when I was a kid, if my father was witnessing something that he thought was particularly outrageous or he was looking at some sort of a question that he thought lacked proper definition, he would say, Well, at least Jesse James had the honor to wear a mask."
Richard Neal
"Well, when I was a kid, if my father was witnessing something that he thought was particularly outrageous or he was looking at some sort of a question that he thought lacked proper definition, he would say, Well, at least Jesse James had the honor to wear a mask."
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"Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again."
Jane Austen
"Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again."
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"Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, "A house guest," you're wrong because I have just described my kids."
Erma Bombeck
"Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, "A house guest," you're wrong because I have just described my kids."
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"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George H. W. Bush
"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
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"I remembered my mother's speech at my wedding. "In sickness and in sickness. That is what I wish for you. Don't seek or expect miracles. There are no miracles. Not anymore. And there are no cures for the hurt that hurts most. There is only the medicine of believing each other's pain, and being present for it." Who will believe my pain? Who will be present for it?"
Jonathan Safran Foer
"I remembered my mother's speech at my wedding. "In sickness and in sickness. That is what I wish for you. Don't seek or expect miracles. There are no miracles. Not anymore. And there are no cures for the hurt that hurts most. There is only the medicine of believing each other's pain, and being present for it." Who will believe my pain? Who will be present for it?"
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"The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have."
Ring Lardner
"The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have."
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"If you live in each other's pockets long enough, you're related."
Jodi Picoult
"If you live in each other's pockets long enough, you're related."
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"It was a bright, clear afternoon in the late fall that pretty Miss Cable drove up in her trap and waited at the curb for her father to come forth from his office in one of Chicago's tallest buildings."
George Barr McCutcheon
"It was a bright, clear afternoon in the late fall that pretty Miss Cable drove up in her trap and waited at the curb for her father to come forth from his office in one of Chicago's tallest buildings."
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"An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy."
Rudyard Kipling
"An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy."
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"My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldn't understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer."
David Antin
"My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldn't understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer."
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"Because it's not only that a child is inseparable from the family in which he lives, but that the lives of families are determined by the community in which they live and the cultural tradition from which they come."
Bernice Weissbourd
"Because it's not only that a child is inseparable from the family in which he lives, but that the lives of families are determined by the community in which they live and the cultural tradition from which they come."
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"Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family."
Alexis Korner
"Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family."
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"I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career."
Nora Roberts
"I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career."
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"I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden."
Jessica Lange
"I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden."
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"And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see - or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read."
Alice Walker
"And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see - or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read."
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"Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up."
Camille Paglia
"Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up."
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"For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home."
Jessica Lange
"For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home."
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"Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him."
Carson Daly
"Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him."
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"My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."
Steve Ballmer
"My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."
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"After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family."
Victoria de los Angeles
"After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family."
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"I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful."
James D'arcy
"I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful."
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"I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing."
John Cleese
"I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing."
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"I come from a family of losers, and I've rejected my family as something I don't want to be like."
Sting
"I come from a family of losers, and I've rejected my family as something I don't want to be like."
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"When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family."
Jet Li
"When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family."
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"American husbands are the best in the world; no other husbands are so generous to their wives, or can be so easily divorced."
Elinor Glyn
"American husbands are the best in the world; no other husbands are so generous to their wives, or can be so easily divorced."
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"We use tools such as email, not just as a way to keep in daily touch with family members who live in other cities, but also as a way to keep in touch with staff and members of the public."
Tipper Gore
"We use tools such as email, not just as a way to keep in daily touch with family members who live in other cities, but also as a way to keep in touch with staff and members of the public."
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"My host at Richmond, yesterday morning, could not sufficiently express his surprise that I intended to venture to walk as far as Oxford, and still farther. He however was so kind as to send his son, a clever little boy, to show me the road leading to Windsor."
Karl Philipp Moritz
"My host at Richmond, yesterday morning, could not sufficiently express his surprise that I intended to venture to walk as far as Oxford, and still farther. He however was so kind as to send his son, a clever little boy, to show me the road leading to Windsor."
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"You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward."
Andre Agassi
"You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward."
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"I doubt I'll ever do another book collaboration; I've been spoiled. Roger and I both happened to move to New Mexico at about the same time, when we each had a family of young kids to raise. Socializing seemed to lead naturally to working together."
Fred Saberhagen
"I doubt I'll ever do another book collaboration; I've been spoiled. Roger and I both happened to move to New Mexico at about the same time, when we each had a family of young kids to raise. Socializing seemed to lead naturally to working together."
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"My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions."
Pam Grier
"My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions."
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"Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand."
Ilka Chase
"Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand."
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"You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family."
Anita Baker
"You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family."
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"Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy."
Marc Garneau
"Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy."
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"I don't think anyone has a normal family."
Edward Furlong
"I don't think anyone has a normal family."
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"What we don't talk about enough is Ohio's unique and remarkable quality of life. We are a state of cities, small towns and growing suburbs where life is affordable and destinations within reach. There is no better place to raise a family."
Bob Taft
"What we don't talk about enough is Ohio's unique and remarkable quality of life. We are a state of cities, small towns and growing suburbs where life is affordable and destinations within reach. There is no better place to raise a family."
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"In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the family store."
Jack Steinberger
"In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the family store."
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"I don't hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I don't panic. My father was the same way. I'm the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to?"
Curt Schilling
"I don't hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I don't panic. My father was the same way. I'm the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to?"
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"A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life."
Walter Bagehot
"A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life."
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"It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters."
Leon Kass
"It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters."
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"The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there."
Mike Weir
"The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there."
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"Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family."
Grace Kelly
"Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family."
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"I'm looking out for myself, but I'm looking out for my dad, too."
Jamie Redknapp
"I'm looking out for myself, but I'm looking out for my dad, too."
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"The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart."
Anita Diament
"The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart."
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"And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way."
Jean Ingelow
"And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way."
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"I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs."
Mark Kennedy
"I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs."
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"And, quite frankly, I fully expected to be charged with murder, because they weren't charging anybody. I did it in terms of, I felt like I was throwing down the gauntlet saying look, this is what happened. There's a family out there that needed to know what happened."
Patty Hearst
"And, quite frankly, I fully expected to be charged with murder, because they weren't charging anybody. I did it in terms of, I felt like I was throwing down the gauntlet saying look, this is what happened. There's a family out there that needed to know what happened."
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