"We attempt to remember our collective American childhood, the way it was, but what we often remember is a combination of real past, pieces reshaped by bitterness and love, and, of course, the video past--the portrayals of family life on such television programs as "Leave it to Beaver" and "Father Knows Best" and all the rest."

-- Richard Louv

#Family Quotes #Father Quotes #Real Quotes

“Better to have an enemy who slaps you in the face than a friend who stabs you in the back.”
“I was what you are, you will be what I am.”
“Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude.”

Source : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (2009). “Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus”, p.127, The Floating Press
“It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.”
“It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.”
“The problems come when it's time to put our faith in things other than the Lord. There's no doubt that other people can be tricky. But once again, it's all about listening to your heart. That don't mean you should ignore what your head's telling you. But your heart will do a much better job of helping you figure out who's good and who ain't. Who deserves your faith, and who doesn't. If you judge solely by evidence, you could wind up making some big mistakes.”
“I was born in Everett; I went through grade school in Everett, high school in Seattle.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all.”

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