"It takes time to be a good father. It takes effort - trying, failing, and trying again."

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Source : Tim Hansel (1989). “What Kids Need Most in a Dad”, Fleming H Revell Company

Tim Hansel

#Father Quotes #Effort Quotes #Trying Quotes

“The wolf said, "You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone." Red Riding Hood said, "I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I will ignore it because of your traditional status as an outcast from society, the stress of which has caused you to develop your own, entirely valid, worldview. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way.”

Source : "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times (Little Red Riding Hood - A Politically Correct Fairy Tale)". Book by James Finn Garner, 1994.
“We must choose for others as we have reason to believe they would choose for themselves if they were at the age of reason and deciding rationally.”
“What we think about, expands.”
“A wedding invitation is sent by people who have been saying, "Do we have to ask them?" to people whose first response is, "How much do you think we have to spend on them?”
“I like to tell the students the radio business's like surfing. You get knocked off your board by a wave, you get back up, stabilize, regain your balance and keep going. One thing I can guarantee them is that everything will change. You have to be ready for it. But that's life. Life constantly changes.”
“People have been asking me for a couple of years when I am going to retire, and I think that now is the right time.”
“Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.”
“If Ron Dellums running for mayor gives you hope, then let's get on with it.”

Source : "Dellums is behaving exactly as he said he would when campaigning" by John Wildermuth, www.sfgate.com. January 6, 2008.

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