"What would Kathy say if she knew I let the whole crew eat those Oreos when they never did eat their carrot sticks (which I had so firmly required as prerequisite)? All three of my kids were probably heading for disease (not enough veggies) and jail (not enough discipline)."

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Source : Dean Hughes (2005). “All Moms Go to Heaven: Reflections”, Deseret Book Company

Dean Hughes

#Kids Quotes #Jail Quotes #Discipline Quotes

“Lets not push it under the rug, or push it to the side because, no matter what, it's going to keep coming up. You know, if you never deal with that dirt up under the carpet, it's going to get larger and larger, and it's going to keep coming up.”
“Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.”

Source : Frederick Temple, Rowland Williams, Baden Powell, Henry Bristow Wilson, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin (2013). “Essays and Reviews”, p.373, Cambridge University Press
“Optimism is the opium of the people.”

Source : Milan Kundera (1983). “The Joke”, Viking Press
“We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of others and irrational mania of those who hate or condemn us.”
“â€ŽUsing his burgeoning intelligence, this most successful of all mammals has exploited the environment to produce food for an ever increasing population. Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps it's time we controlled the population to allow the survival of the environment.”
“No one has any license to brag because he is honest. That should be natural instinct and, besides, if you are not, they put you in jail. Honesty is merely a form of insurance.”
“Running a liberal paper is like feeding melted butter on the end of an awl to a wild cat.”
“But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.”

Source : Interview with Ann Bruns, www.bookreporter.com. January 17, 2003.

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