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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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I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. – Bertrand Russell

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Organic life, we are told, has developed gradually from the protozoon to the philosopher, and this development, we are assured, is indubitably an advance. Unfortunately it is the philosopher, not the protozoon, who gives us this assurance. – Bertrand Russell

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Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden theyre completely dependent on you and theres a third generation. Its a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents. – Roger Federer

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I know my dad is a big Internet freak, and hes been known to be a Wikileaker. – Anthony Kiedis

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The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, Dont spend anything unless you have to. – Dinah Shore

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My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad. Thats his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart. – Jessica Simpson

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No human being will ever know the Truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even known they had done so. – Xenophanes

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When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things. – Joe Namath

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