"...I'm thirteen years old, and I think I'm at the crossroads of my life. I've got to make good between now and the time I'm twenty, and I have only seven years to do it in. Besides, I'm the father of my family and I've got to earn all the money I can."

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Source : Mary Pickford (1955). “Sunshine and shadow”

Mary Pickford

#Father Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else.”
“As to giving credit to whom credit is due, rest assured the best way to do good to one's-self is to do justice to others. There is plenty for everybody in science, and more than can be consumed in our time. One may get a fair name by suppressing references, but the Jewish maxim is true, 'He who seeks a name loses fame.'”
“I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit.”
“I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.”
“Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.”
“All I want to do is do my shows and play golf.”
“Genius is independent of situation.”
“If you guys are going to be throwing beer bottles at us, at least make sure they're full.”

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