| "The greatest gift I ever had Came from
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| | movements and changes in the world about
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| God, and I call him Dad! "--
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| | him. Then there comes a time when it lies
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| Anonymous"Our earth is degenerate in
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| | within his grasp to shape the clay of his
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| these latter days; bribery and corruption
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| | life into the sort of thing he wishes to
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| are common; children no longer obey their
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| | be. Only the weak blame parents, their
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| parents; and the end of the world is
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| | race, their times, lack of good fortune,
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| evidently approaching."-- Assyrian clay
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| | or the quirks of fate. Everyone has it
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| tablet 2800 B.C."The joys of parents are
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| | within his power to say, "This I am
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| secret, and so are their griefs and
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| | today; that I will be tomorrow."-- Louis
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| fears."-- Francis Bacon, Sr."A father is
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| | L'Amour"A man knows he is growing old
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| always making his baby into a little
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| | because he begins to look like his
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| woman. And when she is a woman he turns
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| | father."-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez"The
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| her back again. "-- Enid Bagnold"We never
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| | love of a father is one of nature's
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| know the love of our parents for us till
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| | greatest masterpieces.""The merry family
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| we have become parents."-- Henry Ward
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| | gatherings-- The old, the very young The
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| Beecher"I have always looked at life as a
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| | strangely lovely way they Harmonize in
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| voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes
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| | carols sung. For Christmas is tradition
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| frightening. In my family and friends I
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| | time-- Traditions that recall The
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| have discovered treasure more valuable
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| | precious memories down the years, The
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| than gold."-- Jimmy Buffet"The father who
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| | sameness of them all."-- Helen Lowrie
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| does not teach his son his duties is
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| | Marshall"The thing to remember about
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| equally guilty with the son who neglects
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| | fathers is, they're men. A girl has to
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| them. "-- Confucius"Fatherhood is
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| | keep it in mind: They are
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| pretending the present you love the most
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| | dragon--seekers, bent on improbable
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| is soap-on-a-rope."-- Bill Cosby"You
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| | rescues. Scratch any father, you find
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| know, fathers just have a way of putting
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| | someone chock--full of qualms and
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| everything together. "-- Erika Cosby"Be
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| | romantic terrors, believing change is a
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| kind to thy father, for when thou were
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| | threat - like your first shoes with heels
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| young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He
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| | on, like your first bicycle I it took
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| caught the first accents that fell from
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| | such months to get. "-- Phyllis
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| thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent
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| | Mcginley"Everybody today seems to be in
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| glee. "-- Margaret Courtney"Role modeling
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| | such a terrible rush; anxious for greater
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| is the most basic responsibility of
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| | developments and greater wishes and so
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| parents. Parents are handing life's
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| | on; so that children have very little
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| scripts to their children, scripts that
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| | time for their parents; Parents have very
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| in all likelihood will be acted out for
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| | little time for each other; and the home
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| the rest of the children's lives."--
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| | begins the disruption of the peace of the
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| Stephen R. Covey"What a dreadful thing it
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| | world."-- Mother Teresa"It is much easier
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| must be to have a dull father. "-- Mary
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| | to become a father than to be one."--
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| Mapes Dodge"To her the name of father was
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| | Kent Nerburn (Letters to My Son:
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| another name for love. "-- Fanny
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| | Reflections on Becoming a Man)"As the
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| Fern"Parents can tell but never teach,
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| | family goes, so goes the nation and so
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| unless they practice what they preach."--
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| | goes the whole world in which we live."--
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| Arnold Glasow"When Charles first saw our
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| | Pope John Paul II"He who is taught to
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| child Mary, he said all the proper things
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| | live upon little owes more to his
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| for a new father. He looked upon the poor
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| | father's wisdom than he who has a great
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| little red thing and blurted, 'She's more
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| | deal left him does to his father's care.
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| beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge. "--
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| | "-- William Penn"The fundamental defect
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| Helen Hayes"To be a successful
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| | with fathers is that they want their
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| father...there's one absolute rule: when
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| | children to be a credit to them. "--
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| you have a kid, don't look at it for the
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| | Bertrand Russell"Good parents give their
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| first two years. "-- Ernest Hemingway"The
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| | children Roots and Wings. Roots to know
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| best of all gifts around any Christmas
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| | where home is, wings to fly away and
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| tree: the presence of a happy family all
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| | exercise what's been taught them."--
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| wrapped up in each other."-- Burton
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| | Jonas Salk"Feelings of worth can flourish
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| Hillis"I am not caused by my history--my
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| | only in an atmosphere where individual
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| parents, my childhood and development.
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| | differences are appreciated, mistakes are
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| These are mirrors in which I may catch
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| | tolerated, communication is open, and
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| glimpses of my image."-- James
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| | rules are flexible--the kind of
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| Hillman"There are fathers who do not love
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| | atmosphere that is found in a nurturing
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| their children; there is no grandfather
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| | family."-- Virginia Satir"I've been very
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| who does not adore his grandson. "--
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| | blessed. My parents always told me I
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| Victor Hugo"You've got to do your own
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| | could be anything I wanted. When you grow
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| growing, no matter how tall your
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| | up in a household like that, you learn to
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| grandfather was."-- Irish Proverb"Any
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| | believe in yourself."-- Rick Schroeder"It
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| woodsman can tell you that in a broken
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| | doesn't matter who my father was; it
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| and sundered nest, one can hardly find
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| | matters who I remember he was. "-- Anne
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| more than a precious few whole eggs. So
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| | Sexton"It is a wise father that knows his
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| it is with the family."-- Thomas
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| | own child."-- William Shakespeare"My
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| Jefferson"My dear father; my dear friend;
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| | father must have had some elementary
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| the best and wisest man I ever knew, who
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| | education for he could read and write and
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| taught me many lessons and showed me many
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| | keep accounts inaccurately "-- George
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| things as we went together along the
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| | Bernard Shaw"It is admirable for a man to
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| country by-ways."-- Sarah Orne
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| | take his son fishing, but there is a
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| Jewett"When a father gives to his son,
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| | special place in heaven for the father
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| both laugh; when a son gives to his
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| | who takes his daughter shopping."-- John
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| father, both cry. "-- Jewish Proverb"The
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| | Sinor"The family--that dear octopus from
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| longer we live the more we think and the
| |
| | whose tentacles we never quite escape
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| higher the value we put on friendship and
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| | nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite
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| tenderness towards parents and
| |
| | wish to."-- Dodie Smith"All the feeling
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| friends."-- Samuel Johnson"He was all
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| | which my father could not put into words
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| questions. But small boys expect their
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| | was in his hand--any dog, child or horse
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| fathers to be walking lexicons, to do two
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| | would recognize the kindness of it."--
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| jobs at once, to give replies as they are
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| | Freya Stark"It's clear that most American
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| working, whether laying stones or
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| | children suffer too much mother and too
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| building models...digging up a shrub, or
| |
| | little father."-- Gloria Steinem"Children
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| planting flower beds...Boys have a right
| |
| | learn to smile from their parents."--
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| to ask their fathers questions...Fathers
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| | Shinichi Suzuki"Cultivate your own
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| are the powers that be, and with their
| |
| | capabilities, your own style. Appreciate
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| power and might must shelter, guard, and
| |
| | the members of your family for who they
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| hold and teach and love...All men with
| |
| | are, even though their outlook or style
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| sons must learn to do these things...Too
| |
| | may be miles different from yours.
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| soon, too soon, a small son grows and
| |
| | Rabbits don't fly. Eagles don't swim.
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| leaves his father's side to test his
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| | Ducks look funny trying to climb.
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| manhood's wings. "--Roy Z. Kemp"My father
| |
| | Squirrels don't have feathers. Stop
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| used to play with my brother and me in
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| | comparing. There's plenty of room in the
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| the yard. Mother would come out and say,
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| | forest."-- Chuck Swindoll"When I was a
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| "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not
| |
| | boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I
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| raising grass," my dad would reply,
| |
| | could hardly stand to have the old man
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| "we're raising boys."--Harmon
| |
| | around. But when I got to be 21, I was
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| Killebrew"Up to a point a man's life is
| |
| | astonished at how much the old man had
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| shaped by environment, heredity, and
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| | learned in seven years.
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