"In fact, I bought our first family..." - Quote by Dolly Parton
In fact, I bought our first family television with my own money, putting it on credit and then paying it off every week.
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More on Independence
“A man has got to keep his extrication.The important thing is not to get bogged downIn what he has to do to earn a living.”
“A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.”
“Right from the start my parents had left me to fend for myself. Apparently unaware that I was a kid, they invariably treated me like an adult, perhaps because they themselves were no spring chickens.”
More on Responsibility
“To be responsible, keep your promises to others. To be successful, keep your promises to yourself.”
“During bad circumstances, which is the human inheritance, you must decide not to be reduced. You have your humanity, and you must not allow anything to reduce that. We are obliged to know we are global citizens. Disasters remind us we are world citizens, whether we like it or not.”
“Every claim creates an obligation.”