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children pride men
There is not a manufacturer or tradesman in existence, who would not employ a man who takes a reasonable degree of pride in the appearance of himself and those about him, in preference to a sullen, slovenly fellow, who works doggedly on, regardless of his own clothing and that of his wife and children, and seeming to take pleasure or pride in nothing. Charles Dickens
children father heart
Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.
children sea play
There is nothing--no, nothing--innocent or good, that dies and is forgotten; let us hold to that faith or none. An infant, a prattling child, dying in the cradle, will live again in the better thoughts of those that loved it, and play its part through them in the redeeming actions of the world, though its body be burnt to ashes or drowned in the deep sea.
children parenting expectations
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
children grieving two
It always grieves me to contemplate the initiation of children into the ways of life when they are scarcely more than infants. It checks their confidence and simplicity, two of the best qualities that heaven gives them, and demands that they share our sorrows before they are capable of entering into our enjoyments.
children father past
How strange it is that we of the present day are constantly praising that past age which our fathers abused, and as constantly abusing that present age, which our children will praise. Charles Caleb Colton
children knowledge enemy
Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has become of age, and religion must either renounce her acquaintance, or introduce her as a companion and respect her as a friend.
children gambling parent
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality.
children heaven wish
Avarice begets more vices than Priam did children and like Priam survives them all. It starves its keeper to surfeit those who wish him dead, and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven than the martyr undergoes to gain it.
grandparent stories survivor
My grandparents, like many genocide survivors, took most of their stories to their graves. Chris Bohjalian
grandparent very-happy feels
I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I'll be very happy. Caroline Kennedy
grandparent lithuania south-africa
My grandparents all came from Lithuania to South Africa. Antony Sher
grandparent joyful fathers-and-grandfathers
Good old grandsire ... we shall be joyful of thy company. William Shakespeare
grandparent long waiting
I'm going to be your grandpa! / I have the biggest smile. / I've been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while. Billy Crystal
grandparent raised
Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents. Jan Karon
grandparent people southern
I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people are working the farms their parents and grandparents worked but aren't living nearly as well. Barbara Kingsolver
grandparent firsts musician
I actually wanted to be a jazz musician first. My grandparents introduced me to Louis Armstrong. I loved Louis Armstrong so I took up the trumpet and just did that every day and practiced that. Douglas Booth
grandparent static surnames
In more static societies, like Ireland, you can tell where a person is from by their surname, or where their grandparents are from. Anne Enright
zombie culture bits
Culture is just a shambling zombie that repeats what it did in life; bits of it drop off, and it doesn't appear to notice. Alan Moore
zombie mess
Zombies dont mess with other zombies. Bill Murray
zombie
The best was The Yardbirds. I still love The Yardbirds and The Zombies. Cassandra Peterson
zombie enough undead
Calvin the zombie searches for food. Horribly, the undead feed upon the living! ...Although, in a pinch, a PBJ will do, if you eat it messily enough. Bill Watterson
zombie
Unfortunately, zombies aren’t very flammable, and it went out instantly. Amanda Hocking
zombie made iceberg
If there had been zombies on the iceberg when the Titanic hit it, that would have made a much better movie. Chuck Palahniuk
zombie world might
A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible worlds. David Chalmers
zombie apocalypse situation
A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation. Danai Gurira
zombie want
I don't want a zombie society. I don't want to go that far. George A. Romero