The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. ~Jane Fonda
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be. ~Anna Kendrick
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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