"As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone."

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Quintilian

#Father Quotes #Pregnancy Quotes #Parent Quotes

“I was dubious about the effects of the Alexander Technique when I first went in to experience it, but I found out almost immediately that the benefits were total - both physically and mentally - and, happily, have also been long-lasting.”
“Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors.”
“In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.”
“Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.”
“Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.”

Source : "Ex-Texas coach Royal dies at age 88", www.sfgate.com. November 7, 2012.
“I get guilty when I spend money on silly things like clothes and stuff... Having experienced a completely different extreme of wealth, and I don't mean me being poor or rich, I mean knowing that 40 quid that gets spent on a pair of shoes could go a long way for a family in Georgia for a week or even a month, having experienced that, you're a bit more [guilty].”

Source : "Georgia Peach" by Katrina Lobley, www.smh.com.au. May 27, 2005.
“Thank you for inviting me to your house, but I prefer to dine in the Greek restaurant at Wabash Avenue and 12th Street where I will be limited to finding dead flies in my soup.”
“When people ask, Do you like children? I always say, I like some children, yes. Some children I don't like.”

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