"Children are taught to fear and obey; the avarice, pride, or timidity of parents teaches children economy, arrogance, or submission. They are also encouraged to be imitators, a course to which they are already only too much inclined. No one thinks of making them original, courageous, independent."

-- Luc de Clapiers

#Children Quotes #Independent Quotes #Pride Quotes

“Mine is better than ours.”
“The difference between passion and addiction is that between a divine spark and a flame that incinerates.”
“People think that the government honors and respects us, and that they're actually going to come in and help people in need, but in reality it's really just a bunch of red tape, and through the power of language they can really make it seem like they're going to do a lot when they aren't going to do anything but filter money back into their own pockets.”
“This is the last of earth! I am content.”
“Well, Jon Hamm isn't a real celebrity.”
“The truth is this: the Earth cannot provide enough food and fresh water for 10 billion people, never mind homes, never mind roads, hospitals and schools.”
“Amy sighed. Just when she started to almost like Ian againâ€”after all, he'd flown across the ocean and had been working around the clock to helpâ€”his snob quotient went through the roof.”
“The mark of an honest man... is that he means what he says and knows what he means.”

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