Quote by Russell Baker
Dont try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do i

Dont try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. – Russell Baker

Other quotes by Russell Baker

The worst thing about the miracle of modern communications is the Pavlovian pressure it places upon everyone to communicate whenever a bell rings. – Russell Baker

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communication
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The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him. – Russell Baker

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Goals
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Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder. – Russell Baker

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Humor
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parenting
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I have three daughters, so I cant be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids – especially daughters – they know how to work you. Theyre a lot smarter than we are, thats for sure. But Ill be more tough on their boyfriends. – Tim McGraw

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parenting

The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. Theres nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional. – George Herbert Walker Bush

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parenting

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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parenting

The first and finest lesson that parents can teach their children is faith and courage. – Smiley Blanton

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parenting

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