"There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience."

-- Anatole Broyard

#Relationship Quotes #Children Quotes #Obedience Quotes

“There aren't enough doctors in Africa. Those who choose to become doctors here don't do it for the money or because they want to do good. They do it because they have to heal, the way most people need to breathe or eat or love.”

Source : Alexandra Fuller (2014). “Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: Picador Classic”, p.140, Pan Macmillan
“I smoke to fill the potholes in my soul”
“And sing to those that hold the vital shears; And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.”
“Want and effective demand are not the same thing. If they were, the poorest nations would be the ones to display the most vigorous demand.”
“I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books.”
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

Source : Dale Carnegie (2012). “The Leader In You”, p.41, Simon and Schuster
“Each couple is its own vaudeville act.”
“So you have to accept facts as fact.”

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