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Loving children and positive parenting comes from one's soul, not from one's profession. I expect you would have been parented in a similar manner had your parents chosen to become scientists or lawyers instead of psychiatrists.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeT
Very true. They were good, we children broke my father of his poor training.. his father never hugged him once in his life... we never stopped hugging him and it changed him.Quote:
Originally Posted by evnpar
Here's one from a favorite of mine..
"I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor."
--Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson
Love is my religion
~Bob Marley
" "There is a tide in the affairs of mean, Which taken at the flood, leads on the fortune; ... opportunity at one time until that opportunity is only a memory of the past."
Wm Shakespeare 'Julius Caesar'
In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and for angels to be lookers-on.
--Sir Francis Bacon
;)
“Black holes are where God divided by zero.” ― Albert Einstein
“Think pleasantly;
Think of how beautiful you are.
Think of the families you are blessed with.
Think of the dreams you have to achieve.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
"Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her. "
(A. Bierce)
I’d rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal labotomy..
A random t shirt saying I always liked..
"Give me where to stand, and I will move the earth." - Archimedes
"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."
--Captain James Cook
“Idols must never be touched: the gilt will come off on our hands.”
― Gustave Flaubert
“Every morning and every night, I pause for just a minute and express my gratitude for all that I have in my life and all that I have experienced.”
― M. James Airey
" The expression of thanks to a higher power is an understanding of our existence and training the mind to be aware of situations and increase our ability to deal with them."
pamphlet from, a group.
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family.. in another city.” ― George Burns
"We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep."
--William James
"...Someone’s driving. It’s either you, going where you choose, or someone else, pushing you..."
Seth
“Doing the right for the wrong reasons is right and Doing the wrong thing for the right reasons is wrong”
― Serge Iraguha
“There is never a right time. Except the time we make right.”
― Richmond Akhigbe
"To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation."
--Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
“The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children
"To suspend disbelief for but a moment, is often enough to lift ones spirit, for eternity."
--Dr L.C.Wilde
Edit: in case curious.. these are written by my best friend and brother who reluctantly allows me to post his writings that he writes only for friends and family short stories and philosophical musings. Note: sometimes he writes when drunk or hyped up on coffee! Lol
“Legends often seem much less legendary when you are taking part in them.”
― Julius Bailey, Toils of the Valiant: Book Two of the Chronicles of Vrandalin
"The difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets." --Will Rogers
"Some days I fel so low that things can be seen only by looking up!"
~Geezer
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"Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes."
--Lewis Grizzard
Copy that, or as Calvin said "..some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Geezer
" Since everything you love is going to die, why not make that life as pleasant as possible? "
A book of aphorisms.
"Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe."
--Lex Luthor
“What is a bookshelf other than a treasure chest for a curious mind?”
― Anonymous
"No one holds a book with the same delicate and deliberate regard, as one who treasures its contents."
--Dr L.C.Wilde
" A book is only as good as the reader's understanding."
There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz SL500.
I’d have to also say, the readers imagination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geezer
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Originally Posted by Geezer
If the reader has to reread more than small sections of the work I questions the authors ability to communicate their thoughts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dieseld
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami
How does that square with the many books I re-read often, each time understanding a bit more.?Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
Does the fault lie with you or the author that you need to reread it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geezer
The author is trying to communicate their thoughts and in my opinion if the reader doesn't understand it is the authors issue.
Very many smart people that I know are not good teachers.
