"Are modern children going to revolt against being modern, and if so, what form will reaction of modern parents take?"

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Source : E. M. Delafield (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of E. M. Delafield (Illustrated)”, p.2411, Delphi Classics

E. M. Delafield

#Children Quotes #Parent Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Go to the well of deep Love inside each of Us.”
“But normally when you talk to yourself [on court] you say; 'I love you, you're a good guy, but don't miss next time, okay.'”
“As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.”

Source : "CNN's Candy Crowley Will Be First Woman in 20 Years to Moderate a Presidential Debate" by Marisa Guthrie, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 13, 2012.
“When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception.”
“My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In the Spanish people there is a mixture of Gothic, Frankish and Moorish blood. One can speak of the Spaniard as one would speak of a brave anarchist. The Arabian epoch-the Arabs look down on the Turks as they do on dogs-was the most cultured, the most intellectual and in every way best and happiest epoch in Spanish history. It was followed by the period of the persecutions with its unceasing atrocities.”
“Leaks are good. There is too much secrecy in our government. Sometimes the government knows about a problem and it takes a leak to embarrass the bureaucracy and get them to do something about it.”
“Do what's right, first. Don't sit around and wait for someone else to do the right thing first.”

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