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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.
failing
How lazily "xperts" dismiss what they fail to understand! David Mitchell
failing exception
Those as don't eat, without exception, fail to survive. Calamity Jane
failing managers ifs
If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail. Mark Cuban
failing excellent projects
Learning that you have stamina is an excellent thing to know. If a project fails, I know I can pick myself up. Eddie Izzard
failing
Everyone fails. Everyone is constantly failing. It is all part of life, and especially this job of being an actor. Diego Klattenhoff
failing cigarette score
Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score. Earl Weaver
failing models rely
A business model that relies on trickery is doomed to fail. Charlie Munger
failing preparing-to-fail preparing
The one who fails to prepare is preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin
failing danger
The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing. Ben Bernanke
schools situations
Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper are very frustrating, Anne Anderson
schools
Sir, two of those schools aren't even under our jurisdiction.
schools
Right now I don't think my 5A schools would go to the Valley. But they could put us with Laredo.
schools
For most voters, schools are the No. 1 issue,
schools
Schools are not equal. There are still the haves and the have-nots. Erin Gruwell
schools since
There is no standard 'therapeutic process,' since there are so many different schools of therapy. David D. Burns
schools torn turned
It was very important for me to touch on things that haven't changed, like schools. I'm in Cleveland, Ohio. My lady's from Ohio, and the schools are being torn down, and they turned them into high-rise condos. Anthony Hamilton
schools starting
Lauren's so big as a player. A lot of schools are starting to take notice.
schools taking week
Every year, the schools were taking another week out of our summers. It was hot. So I said, 'You know what? I've had enough.
work quality may
Although profoundly "inconsequential," the Zen experience has consequences in the sense that it may be applied in any direction, to any conceivable human activity, and that wherever it is so applied it lends an unmistakable quality to the work. Alan Watts
work apology giving
Give a civil servant a good case and he'll wreck it with clichés, bad punctuation, double negatives, and convoluted apology. Alan Clark
work mean doing-nothing
If I am doing nothing, I like to be doing nothing to some purpose. That is what leisure means. Alan Bennett
work sleep thinking
A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So as not to disturb me in my little nook behind the biography shelves. Alan Ayckbourn
work play able
You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way. Al Kaline
work people kind
Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable. Akio Morita
workout training cardio
I do a dance-based cardio workout infused with circuit training, and emphasizing strength and alignment. Chloe Sevigny
work-out effort feels
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do. Dave Chappelle
work-out levels mail
I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.