"Bassett was a member of parliament and a cousin on my father's side of the family. My father delivered him and it became plain in later days that he must have dropped him."

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Source : David Lange (2005). “My life”, Viking Adult

David Lange

#Cousin Quotes #Father Quotes #Sides Quotes

“Oh, I know: If you're fat, let's not blame you, let's sue McDonalds! Oh, for cryin' out loud, hey, if you smoke, not your fault, it's the tobacco company's fault! Hey, if you shoot somebody, not your fault, let's blame the gun industry!”
“I think that being a mom has made me a better person. I'm much more patient and much more chill than I was before.”

Source : "Expect the ‘Unexpected’ with Cobie Smulders". Interview with Angela Dawson, frontrowfeatures.com. July 23, 2015.
“The only guy who was at all helpful as a producer was Sam Spiegel with On the Waterfront. He's one of the few who even knows what he's doing.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I've always loved books by the Bronte sisters. I love Jane Austen, too. I'm more influenced by people like her than by pop culture.”
“Have you seen a duck gliding smoothly on water? Does it ever look like it is paddling furiously underneath the surface? I don't have to show that I am working very hard.”
“When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasnâ€™t been one big decision.”
“If you can't forgive and forget, pick one.”
“To let God make us, instead of painfully trying to make ourselves; to follow the path that his love shows us, instead of through conceit or cowardice or mockery choosing another; to trust Him for our strength and fitness as the flowers do, simply giving ourselves back to Him in grateful service,â€”this is to keep the laws that give us the freedom of the city in which there is no longer any night of bewilderment or ignorance or uncertainty.”

Source : Sarah Orne Jewett (2008). “A Country Doctor”, p.238, Bantam Classics

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