“You can't have a Russian household without vodka. It's just something to wash everything down with. I can't remember a time when I didn't drink vodka, either in Russia or here. I don't think there's ever a wrong time to start drinking it. My ancestors drank it, and if I ever have any children, they'll be drinking it.” IfsThinkingChildrenI CanRememberDrinkDrinkingRussiaAncestorHouseholdDrankVodkaWrong Time Author:Gary Shteyngart
“You can raise good children in single parent households, and many of you perhaps here today come from that type of environment. It is possible and many do it in heroic situations, but it's much more difficult and the numbers move against us in a broad society.” ChildrenTodayMovingParentDifficultNumbersSituationEnvironmentTypeRaisesBroadsHeroicHouseholdSingle Parent Author:Sam Brownback
“I was born in a very poor family. I used to sell tea in a railway coach as a child. My mother used to wash utensils and do lowly household work in the houses of others to earn a livelihood. I have seen poverty very closely. I have lived in poverty.I decided that I would not live for myself but would live for others.” ChildrenUsedMotherHouseBornPoorPovertyDecidedSellsCoachesTeaHouseholdLivelihoodRailwayLive For OthersPoor FamilyUtensils Author:Narendra Modi