Quote by Russell Baker
Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they we

Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them. – Russell Baker

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A day spent praising the earth and lamenting mans pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul. – Russell Baker

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History
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Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories those that dont work, those that break down and those that get lost. – Russell Baker

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Science
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By Time and Age full many things are taught. – Aeschylus

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Age

I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist – although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me. – Isabel Allende

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Age

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight. – Jessica Savitch

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Age

I was very successful from a very early age, and I want to keep it. – John Mayer

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Know thyself, especially thyself after a couple of drinks. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The Thames is liquid history. – John Burns

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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing ones mind. – W. Somerset Maugham

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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. – Emo Philips

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