Anne Cassidy famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child.
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The truth is, no matter how trying they become, babies two and under don't have the ability to make moral choices, so they can't be bad. That category only exists in the adult mind.
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I've begun to appreciate the generational patterns that ripple out from our lives like stones dropped in water, pulsing outward even after we are gone. Although we have but one childhood, we relive it first through our children's and then our grandchildren's eyes.
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Single mothers have as much to teach their children as married mothers and as much love to share--maybe more. Yet their motives are often labeled selfish and single-minded--never mind all the babies brought into the world to snag husbands, "save" faltering marriages or produce heirs.
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Although my parents have never been the kind to hint around about grandchildren, I can think of no better tribute to them than giving them some.... I can't help thinking that the cycle is not complete until I can introduce them to a child of their child. And I can think of no better comfort when they are gone than to know that something of them lives on, not only in me but in my children.
-- Anne Cassidy
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When we have accepted Jesus Christ, we have become akin to the Father; having become real children of God, we then have the spirit of sonship by which we can come into His presence and make known our wants in a familiar way.
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Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
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You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal. D'you think I picked the East Side like Columbus picked America?
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I was a big fan of Kurt Russell growing up and I always wanted to be the modern day Kurt Russell.
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I still secretly believe that afternoons are the time for the test card and you shouldn't watch television when the sun is out.
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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true
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Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man's deceiver Was never mine.
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You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.
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