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Fred Rogers2 quotes
We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others. — Fred Rogers · 2003If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then, I believe, we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what "good" parenting means. It's part of being human to fall short of that total acceptance—and often far short. But one of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness. — Fred Rogers · 2003Chris Rock1 quote
They don't grade fathers but if your daughter's a stripper, you fucked up! — Chris Rock · 2004Francis Bacon1 quote
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears. — Francis Bacon · 1625Mark Twain1 quote
A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother. — Mark Twain · 1876Mary Wollstonecraft1 quote
Till society is very differently constituted, parents, I fear, will still insist on being obeyed, because they will be obeyed, because they will be obeyed, and constantly endeavor to settle that power on a Divine right which will not bear the investigation of reason. — Mary Wollstonecraft · 1792Ted Kramer1 quote
My wife used to always say to me, "Why can't a woman have the same ambitions as a man." I think you're right. Maybe I've learned that much. But by the same token, I'd like to know, what law is it that says a woman is a better parent simply by virtue of her sex? I've had a lot of time to think about what it is that makes somebody a good parent, you know. It has to do with constancy. It has to do with patience. It has to do with listening to him. It has to do with pretending to listen to him when you can't even listen any more. It has to do with love—like, like, like she was saying. And I don't know where it's written that says that a woman has a corner on that market. That a man has any less of those emotions than a woman does? — Ted Kramer · 1979Wilhelm Busch1 quote
Becoming a father isn't difficult,
But it's very difficult to be a father. — Wilhelm Busch · 1877William Shakespeare1 quote
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare · 1606Zadie Smith1 quote
Morning reading-like morning newspapers, morning sex, morning lie-ins, and morning running-is the luxury of childless people. — Zadie Smith · 2016