Quote by Ellen Goodman
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for dista

We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? – Ellen Goodman

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Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience — unless they are still up. – Ellen Goodman

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Morning
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We spend January1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential. – Ellen Goodman

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January
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Im a parent, especially when youve had the intense parenting the way I had. Its all in the bank. Its all in the great experience bank. Those are your secrets. Thats the stuff that makes your work rich, thats what you dip into. – Hector Elizondo

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parenting

If youre asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach. – Bruce Jenner

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parenting

I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so its really important to me, and it will always be a part of my parenting, to keep them conscientious and connected socially to other people. – Ryan Phillippe

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For me, Twitter works best as a way of taking pictures of being stuck in traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. If people really want to read really funny quips about life, parenting, and pop culture, then by all means read Michael Ian Blacks tweets. – Michael Showalter

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parenting

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Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. – Irving Berlin

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Money is a poor mans credit card. – Marshall McLuhan

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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. – Anaïs Nin

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