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Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi

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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. – John Ciardi

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A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. – John Ciardi

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Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. Its not a popular position. – Bill Gates

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My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods. – Hunter Parrish

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I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father. – Orson Scott Card

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