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Quote by Bertrand Russell
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very sm

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. – Bertrand Russell

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There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less. – Bertrand Russell

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We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought. – Bertrand Russell

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. – Bertrand Russell

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My father taught me how to substitute realities. – Mira Sorvino

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I had to learn how to chop wood actually – I dont think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up. – Jennifer Lawrence

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My mum was raised Jewish, my dad is very scientifically minded, and my school was vaguely Christian. We sang hymns in school. I liked the hymns bit, but apart from that, I can take it or leave it. So I had lots of different influences when I was younger. – Ben Barnes

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One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me Id be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun – especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan. – Hugh Jackman

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There is not a truth existing which I fear… or would wish unknown to the whole world. – Thomas Jefferson

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The only completely consistent people are the dead. – Aldous Huxley

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Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity. – Arabic Proverb

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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. – James Bovard

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