Quote by Don Marquis
I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis

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One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: dont change diapers in midstream. – Don Marquis

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Change
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Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles. – Don Marquis

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Age
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God created the family to provide the maximum love and support and morality and example that one can imagine. – Jerry Falwell

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I dont see how the party that says its the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. – Newt Gingrich

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We fight a lot, you know, but thats family. We may be dysfunctional but were still family. – Star Jones

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Ones family is the most important thing in life. I look at it this way: One of these days Ill be over in a hospital somewhere with four walls around me. And the only people wholl be with me will be my family. – Robert Byrd

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Living involves tearing up one rough draft after another. – Author unknown

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It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art. – Ovid

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Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. – Brendan Gill

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So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure. – Gavin DeGraw

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