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"Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers."  - Aldous Huxley ...

"If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent." - Bette Davis ...

“...before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” - Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird ...

"We are, perhaps uniquely among the earth’s creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still." - Lewis Thomas ...

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." - John Wooden ...

"To avoid your strengths and to focus on your weaknesses isn't a sign of diligent humility. It is almost irresponsible. By contrast the most responsible, the most challenging, and, in the sense of being true to yourself, the most honorable ...

"There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why." - William Barclay ...

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” - Carl Jung ...

"It's too bad the people who really know how to run the country are so busy cutting hair and driving taxis." - George Burns ...

"It is a mystery why adults expect perfection from children. Few grown-ups can get through a whole day without making a mistake." - Marcelene Cox ...