#par

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#action #advisor #become #cease #desire

For the speedy reader paragraphs become a country the eye flies over looking for landmarks, reference points, airports, restrooms, passages of sex. ↗

— William H. Gass

#country #eye #flies #landmarks #looking

Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

#better #beware #clearly #genius #inspiration

It was a department where you had honesty and integrity stamped right on you when you came into the Los Angeles Police Department. If you violated that, or if you were a dishonest cop, you were terrible. We got rid of you as quickly as possible. ↗

— Daryl Gates

#came #cop #department #dishonest #got

All historians generalize from particulars. And often, if you look at a historian's footnotes, the number of examples of specific cases is very, very small. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#examples #footnotes #generalize #historian #historians

Fortunately, in President Obama, the child of an African and an American, we finally have a leader who is uniquely positioned to bridge the great reparations divide. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#american #bridge #child #divide #finally

Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity! ↗

— Paul Gauguin

#fraction #hardly #life #little #little time

I am very lucky because I am realizing my childhood dreams, and after presenting my shows it's like a party. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#am #because #childhood #dreams #i

Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson's. ↗

— Mort Kondracke

#breakthrough #day #every #every day #new

A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he is. ↗

— Willard Gaylin

#appears #man #may #part #significant