A sail boat that sails backwards can never see the sun rise.
BILL COSBYI’m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty, I told her. Without a moment’s hesitation, in a split second, my grandmother shrugged and said: It depends on if you’re drinking or pouring.
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I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
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Violence won’t solve a thing. It makes it more challenging to solve, though.
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Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it.
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The main goal of the future is to stop violence. The world is addicted to it.
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Old is always fifteen years from now.
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No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.
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I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first?
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Human beings are the only creatures on earth who allow their kids to come back home.
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In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to discipline a child is still a mystery to most fathers and mothers Only your grandmother and Genghis Khan know how to do it.
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All parents experience the same problems.
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Decide that you want it more than you’re afraid of it.
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The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.
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I brought you in this world, and I can take you out!
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Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.
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