"Here we are to remember that in consequence of our opinion that labor is the Father and active principle of wealth, as lands are the Mother, that the state by killing, mutilating, or imprisoning their members do withal punish themselves."

-- William Petty

#Mother Quotes #Father Quotes #Land Quotes

“It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the world. If they cry after a loss that's normal, as adults also hate to lose. If they win a game you should make them feel very proud but make sure they know the next game will be another challenge.”
“America has given me everything Australia couldn't. I grew up on a dairy farm. Now I live in Isleworth, a gated community in Orlando with Tiger Woods down the street.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Every change is a form of liberation. My mother used to say a change is always good even if it's for the worse.”
“My object to venture the suggestion that an important application of phonetics to metrical problems lies in the study of phonetic word-structure.”

Source : Adelaide Crapsey (1918). “A Study in English Metrics”
“To write a book is for all the world like humming a songâ€”be but in tune with yourself, madam, 'tis no matter how high or how low you take it.”
“[On homosexuality:] I'm more inclined [now] to say live and let live.”
“All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we have added 1300 cities with populations over 100,000. When the environment is forced to file Chapter 11, the ecology collapses. Nations recover from war but not from a failed eco-system. The status of our environment is more threatening than all wars. It is forever.”
“It is only in love and murder that we still remain sincere.”

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