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Quote by Bertrand Russell
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. – Bertrand Russell

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Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires. – Bertrand Russell

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The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it. – Bertrand Russell

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Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they dont know who my dad is, they think hes my coach. – Lydia Ko

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You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, Im still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that. – Richie Sambora

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My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it. – Victor Borge

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Keep in my mind my dad didnt become a huge, huge mega actor until I was halfway through high school – so right around the time hes going through his big renaissance is right when Im starting to do my high school revolting. – Colin Hanks

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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didnt like it. – Samuel Goldwyn

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Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance. – Corrine Brown

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Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents. – Jan Schakowsky

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Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great. – Enid Nemy

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