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The worst manifestations of exhaustion were successfully cured by a long period of rest but it was immediately apparent to me that I had lost once and for all my former capacity for carrying out experimental work until physically tired. ↗

— Wilhelm Ostwald

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On my parents' scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered. ↗

— Amos Oz

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When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times. ↗

— Camille Paglia

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I don't remember my parents together, ever: my father was much older, and really only interested in collecting magazines and bathroom suites; we were the only family in the area to have a bathroom suite on the lawn. ↗

— Paula Yates

#bathroom #collecting #ever #family #father

And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

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What I've learned about being a parent is how much you sort of secretly learn from everyone else and how valuable it is. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

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Once you have kids, you think like a parent. You get a lot more protective. ↗

— Trey Parker

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Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte. ↗

— Francis Parkman

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We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident. ↗

— Francis Parkman

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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome. ↗

— Rosa Parks

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