"Never have ideas about children, and never..." - Quote by George Orwell
Never have ideas about children, and never have ideas for them.
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“On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.”
“Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks his whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns his somersault when there is no whip.”
“Before the war, and especially before the Boer War, it was summer all the year round.”
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“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”
“Our children need strong families raising them with sturdy virtues, not to be smothered in the cold arms of the state.”
“It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.”
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“Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.”
“When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.”
“The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They're not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion - to care about people and about your children" (217) - John Singleton "Oh Man, I've Become My Father”