Bill Mauldin on kids
Bill Mauldin15 quotes“A soldier’s life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I’ve been able to follow my kid’s progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have never seen him I know him very well.”
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If you want to take the meaning of the word integrity and reduce it to its simplest terms, you’d conclude that a man of integrity is a promise keeper. When he gives you his word. You can take it to the bank. His word is good.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin For many years, our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters have paid a great price. Other Jews have rejected them, and the Christian church would require they walk away from their traditions to fit into the Gentile culture. We must face these past wrongs.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin When you’re born again, your DNA changes. You have the ability to understand God’s terms.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin I’ve never wanted just part of the package, part of the prize. I want it all!
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin True worship is not just an emotional experience. It reaches to the very depths of our souls and touches every aspect of our being
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin Oh, sure, the stupid bastard was crazy. He was insane. He thought he was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn’t like that attitude, but I certainly respected his theories and the techniques he used to get his men out of their foxholes.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin When we realize finally that we aren’t God’s given children, we’ll understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin If you’re a leader, you don’t push wet spaghetti, you pull it.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin What you are about to hear is God’s word to the men of this nation. We are going to war as of tonight. We have divine power – that is our weapon. We will not compromise. Wherever truth is at risk, in the schools or legislature, we are going to contend for it. We will win.
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Bill MauldinBill Mauldin But someone once described the contrast between a good life and a godly life as the difference between the top of the ocean and the bottom.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin I was a born troublemaker and might as well earn a living at it.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin We have not come to compete with one another. We have come to complete one another.
Bill MauldinBill Mauldin I would like to thank the people who encouraged me to draw army cartoons at a time when the gag man’s conception of the army was one of mean ole sergeants and jeeps which jump over mountains.
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
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My kids hear me behind my door, giggling like an idiot, and they roll their eyes at the blatant indignity of it all.
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Blair UnderwoodBlair Underwood The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
Billie Joe ArmstrongBillie Joe Armstrong Calvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where’s your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson I’d hate to have a kid like me.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson You can’t be a real man if you don’t look out for your kids. They need you.
Bill O'ReillyBill O'Reilly One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, “If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it.”
Bette MidlerBette Midler One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
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