"Even now, after whatever gains feminism has made in involving fathers in the rearing of their children, I still think virtually all of us spend the most formative years of our lives very much in the presence of women"

-- Reynolds Price

#Children Quotes #Father Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I guess I have a faith. I have an overriding feeling that all of this can't be for nothing. But then I also fully understand that it might be.”
“Children can be disgusting, and often they can develop extraordinary talents, but Iâ€™m yet to meet any child who can stimulate his carotid arteries inside his ribcage.”
“All one really requires for putting anything over is enough energy and resistance to keep on plugging the idea. Someone will eventually fall.”
“It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.”
“Working outdoors or from life puts you in direct contact with the life force, not just the light and the landscape, but also the vitality of the world around you.”
“Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end.”
“It's funny, I was talking to somebody who writes for a cop show, and he was saying how they aren't allowed to acknowledge Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, just because it has to be able to play forever.”

Source : "New Girl: Hannah Simone On Playing Drunk And Schmidt's 'Hidden Talent'". Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. January 30, 2012.
“I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.”

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