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“But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group.”

Mean Made Culture Courses Individual Given Process Parent Quality Steps Groups Civilization Independent Division Cellular

Book:Selected writings: poetry and criticism

Source: Selected writings: poetry and criticism

“I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life, but failing to care for my children is not one of them.”

Children Made Facts Care Parent Mistake Failing Responsible My Children Made A Mistake I Have Made Mistakes

Author:Jamal Lewis

“Gym class was, of course, where the strongest, best-looking kids were made captains and chose us spazzes last. More important, it was where the figures of supposed authority allowed them to do so. Forget the work our parents did molding our minds and values. Everything fell apart as soon as we put on those maroon polyester gym suits.”

Source: Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace

“I was trying to be appreciative for the education I had, for the sacrifices my parents made. I was very interested in perfect attendance, OK, and straight A's and, you know, dean's list, because those I think were worthwhile, you know, endeavors. And it was important to spend my time in that way and become well-rounded.”

Thinking Knows Way Trying Wells Made Important Parent Perfect Sacrifice Lists My Time Endeavor Worthwhile Dean Appreciative Well Rounded Attendance

Author:Kimberly Guilfoyle

“My parents, last time we went to Ikea, got into a huge fight, almost got divorced. My dad accidentally put his fist through the wood. I don't know what it was made of. Just going there it's like a maze. My mom makes me go. I get lost. It's very stressful.”

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Author:Jedediah Bila

“When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.”

Firsts Made Parent Albums Indication

Author:Trisha Yearwood

“I don't think I made a conscious decision as a career choice. From my school days I had decided, persuaded by my parents, to prepare myself for the law. Then the Japanese occupation came and we went through three and a half years of what I would call the university of life, it was hard, it was harsh.”

Thinking Years Made Hard School Law Choices Three Parent Decision Half Careers Conscious Decided University Occupation Harsh Half A Year School Days Careers Choices

Author:Lee Kuan Yew

“I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and worked my way from the bottom up.”

Way Made House Parent My Own Moved Bottom My Way Survived Nyu

Author:Lady Gaga

“Parents are not the all-knowing, ideal people we would like you to think we are. We've made wrong choices before, and will again, like everyone else, .. But our mistakes are not the measure of our love for you. You are that measure, and how well you are prepared to make better choices than we have made.”

People Thinking Wells Made Choices Parent Mistake Knowing Like You Ideals Prepared Our Love Wrong Choices

Book:Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember

Source: Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember

“I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be re-woven. My ability to draw made me indispensable to my parents.”

Made Whole Young Girl Parent Ability Missing Needed Draws Drawing Whole Life Indispensable Restoration Bourgeois Woven Tapestry

Author:Louise Bourgeois

“My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did not stop at academics - they made sure that we knew music, saw art and theatre and traveled - even though it meant budgeting like crazy.”

Littles Art Made Parent Saws Crazy College Focused Theatre Graduates Traveled Budgeting

Author:Jennifer Garner

“Feminists of my mother's generation argued that both mom and dad should work a little less and each do some of the household chores. My parents, for example, split everything 50/50. Even though my father is a terrible cook, he still made dinner exactly half the time.”

Should Littles Made Stills Mother Father Parent Half Generations Example Mom Dad Terrible Feminist Dinner Cooks Splits Household Chores Mom And Dad Household Chores

Author:Emily Oster

“Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is remarkable for its truth-telling about two important issues concerning Alabama's past and present: the civil rights movement and immigration. These stories, rendered through the words and eyes of a young Latina girl who came from Argentina to Marion, Alabama, are made vivid and immediate through Weaver's highly accessible drawings and dialogue. This is a book-about maturation, family, education, and social change-every schoolchild, parent, and citizen should experience.”