"As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children."

-- Sidney Poitier

#Children Quotes #Father Quotes #Son Quotes

“There is a one-in-300 chance that Earth will be struck on March 16, 2880, by an asteroid large enough to destroy civilization and possibly cause the extinction of the human race. But, on the bright side, Prince could re-release his hit song with the new refrain 'We're gonna party like its twenty-eight seventy-nine.'”
“I actually was rebelling as all young adults tend to do at or around the age of 19, to experiment with their lives and have fun.”
“Most people ask questions because they want to know the answer; lawyers are trained never to ask questions unless they already know the answer.”

Source : Lani Guinier, Michelle Fine, Jane Balin (1997). “Becoming gentlemen: women, law school, and institutional change”, Beacon Pr
“But when nothing in your life happens in a positive frame, it is difficult to think positively and hope for the best.”
“But how can you know anything of the impression made on others? Who can assure you that others do not draw therefrom incentives to evil? You do not know the depths of human frailty. . . Oh, how truly was it said that if some Christian women could only suspect the temptations and falls they cause in others with modes of dress and familiarity in behavior, which they unthinkingly consider as of no importance, they would be shocked by the responsibility which is theirs.”
“Was it so much to ask just to be left alone?”

Source : Wendelin Van Draanen (2008). “Flipped”, p.210, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“Do let him read the papers. But not while you accusingly tiptoe around the room, or perch much like a silent bird of prey on the edge of your most uncomfortable chair. (He will read them anyway, and he should read them, so let him choose his own good time.) Don't make a big exit. Just go. But kiss him quickly, before you go, otherwise he might think you are angry; he is used to suspecting he is doing something wrong.”
“I often think when a man's once past a certain age, the older he grows the tougher he gets, and women the same or more so.”

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