"You will find as the children grow up that as a rule children are a bitter disappointment - their greatest object being to do precisely what their parents do not wish and have anxiously tried to prevent."

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Queen Victoria

#Growing Up Quotes #Disappointment Quotes #Children Quotes

“I've been a fan of video games since the old school, I even have a lot of the old school arcade games at my house.”
“Cousins are part of your life so stick with cuz, not friends.”
“And where was happiness if it sprung not from the soil? Where contentment if it dwelt not near to Nature?”
“My actions and reactions, and the way I treated certain scenarios, were way out of line, so I deserved some punishment.”
“As an actress I take roles I find interesting.”
“People with a culture of poverty suffer much less from repression than we of the middle class suffer and indeed, if I may make the suggestion with due qualification, they often have a hell of a lot more fun than we have.”

Source : Brian Friel (2016). “Brian Friel: Collected Plays - Volume 2: The Freedom of the City; Volunteers; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations”, p.41, Faber & Faber
“There are certainly lots of jobs in computer coding, but coding doesn't really require advanced mathematics. And engineering jobs, they vary widely in the amount of demand that we actually need. So, you know, the number of people for whom the job description includes Newton's calculus is not perhaps that high.”

Source : "Some Educators Question If Advanced Math Should Be Required". "All Things Considered" with Kelly Mcevers, www.npr.org. March 3, 2016.
“Last time I went Intercity there were a couple across the aisle having sex. Of course, this being a British train, nobody said anything. Then they finished, they both lit up a cigarette and this woman stood up and said, Excuse me, I think you'll find this is a non-smoking compartment.”

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