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Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.
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Parents today are under a lot of stress, sometimes working two jobs just to make ends meet. They're trying to find day care for their kids and elder care for their own parents. The Federal Government shouldn't add to their worries by not living up to its obligations.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
When Your Child Breaks Your Heart: Help for Hurting Moms -
People stayed with me and worked extra hard for me because I could see the potential in them - I'm not so sure they could see the potential in me.
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People stopped me on the street and said 'I can't live up to you.' Of course, they're referring to June Cleaver.
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People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations.
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People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.
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Perhaps by this time the 14th century was not quite sane. If enlightened self-interest is the criterion of sanity, in the verdict of Michelet, no epoch was more naturally mad.
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Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.
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Personally, I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don't happen to think it's an appropriate subject for an ''ethic.''
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Phones rang constantly, as if the White House was conducting some kind of pardon telethon.
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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.
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Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes.
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Punishment cannot heal spirits, can only break them.
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Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.
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Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.
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Refinancing doesn't reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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