“I have absolutely no problem with the young Germans. I even feel sorry for the young Germans because to be maybe sons or daughters of killers is different than them to be sons and daughters of the victims. And I felt sorry for them. I still do.” FeelsStillsDifferentProblemYoungFeltSonDaughterVictimSorryKillersNo ProblemSon And Daughter Author:Elie Wiesel
“The one thing I'm terrified of trying to write about is sex. I mean my God, my wife might read it or my daughter might read it or my son might read it, so no, I've never really written about eroticism at all.” WritingTryingMeanMightSexWifeWrittenOne ThingSonDaughterMy WifeMy DaughterMy SonTerrified Author:Dave Barry
“Christian is a term used to describe a broad range of those who believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. I think of myself at an Evangelical Christian and regularly attend a Pentecostal church.” ThinkingBelieveChristianUsedJesusTermChristChurchSonJesus ChristRangeBroadsEvangelicalPentecostal Author:Jeff Gannon
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg - or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool; you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us.” MenHumansSaidWould BeChoicesFallJesusLeftLevelsMoralLordHellTeacherFeetHe ManSonFoolDevilDemonNonsenseEggsSpitMadmenLunaticPatronizingPoached Eggs Author:C. S. Lewis
“Obama said, basically, "I wouldn't let any son of mine play football, though I do watch." And that struck me as remarkable! It's like he's saying, yeah, let some other set of parents or guardians put their boys up for that kind of punishment (and for my amusement). But not mine! It's just abject hypocrisy from a guy who should know better.” KnowsShouldKindSaidPlayGuyParentBoysWatchesFootballMinesSonYeahPunishmentHypocrisyRemarkableAmusementGuardian Author:Steve Almond
“If I really believe all lives have equal value, and if I use contraceptives, which I do, and if I'm counselling my son and my two daughters to use them, how am I not serving the women who don't have access to the contraceptives they need?” IfsNeedsBelieveTwoUseValuesSonEqualDaughterAccessServingMy SonContraceptivesTwo Daughters Author:Melinda Gates
“It would be great for everyone to grow up like I grew up, where everyone had a job. It would be nice for everybody. I'm the son of a "legal" immigrant. I think it would be nice for everyone to get back to work. Get rid of homelessness. People could work. I think if people give Donald Trump a chance, he'll do great.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingWould BeJobsGrowsChanceGrowing UpNiceSonGrewTrumpGrew UpImmigrantsGet BackBeing NiceHomelessnessBack To Work Author:Frank Stallone
“My father announced early on that he didn't want his sons to be "country club bums." And for a number of reasons, I bore the brunt of that - I have an older brother and two younger brothers. So he had me work in all my spare time. I started out picking dandelions, shoveling stalls, milking cows, building a fence - whatever dirty job was out there. That's a big deal, because you learn things working that you don't learn in school.” WantTwoCountryReasonBigsSchoolJobsFatherDealsNumbersBuildingSonBrotherClubsDirtyCowsBoresSparesFenceBig DealOlder BrotherSpare TimeDandelionsYounger BrotherCountry ClubsDirty JobsMilking Cows Author:Charles Koch
“The Declaration of Independence was only partially applied for women and for certain immigrants such as the Chinese. And it wasn't applied to get rid of corporate welfare and cronyism. People who had special connections got special deals from the beginning. So all of those violations of what the Declaration of Independence expressed, have led to the problems we have today. So, the sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons for seven generations, or much longer. Forever.” PeopleProblemTodayCertainFatherSinDealsForeverGenerationsSpecialSonConnectionsIndependenceSevenChineseCorporateWelfareImmigrantsDeclarationViolationDeclaration Of IndependenceCronyism Author:Charles Koch
“In addition to the problem of public confidence, hiring a relative also causes problems within the government organization. It can undermine the morale of government officials. It can cause confusion about what the lines of authority are; in other words, the relative may have a particular title, but many may perceive the relative's role as even more important than the title would suggest. It may be very difficult to say no to the president's son-in-law.” MayImportantProblemGovernmentLawCausesDifficultPresidentLinesRolesParticularSonAuthorityOrganizationConfusionTitlesPerceiveOfficialsRelativeIn-lawsHiringMoraleGovernment OfficialsSon-in-law Author:Kathleen Clark
“I used to live in New York City, then when my son was two years old we moved to Cambridge Massachusetts and we've been there ever since. My son is now twenty-nine years old, so we've been up there for a while.” YearsTwoUsedCitiesNew YorkSonTwentiesMovedNineTwo YearsMy SonNew York CityNine YearsMassachusettsCambridgeTwo Year Olds Author:Errol Morris
“The first Polaroid ever took of someone in my family was my son when he was about four years old.” YearsFirstsFourSonMy FamilyMy SonFour YearsPolaroids Author:Errol Morris
“My son makes me super giddy, especially when he laughs. His laugh makes me laugh like a maniac!” LaughingSonMy SonMake Me LaughManiacsGiddy Author:Alicia Keys
“Many things inspire me. First and foremost, my family, my husband, and our son. I find that the love we share fills me up and makes me see and appreciate life in a different way.” WayFirstsDifferentShareInspireSonHusbandAppreciateMy FamilyDifferent WaysMy HusbandAppreciate Life Author:Alicia Keys
“Donald Trump is a man who just absorbs information and people and experiences. And I've witnessed him firsthand with his five children, his 10 year old son, his wife Melania, who's just an incredible first lady for all of us, amazing. God bless her, we're all very luck to have her leadership, as well. And I've witnessed him with his four adult children and his eight grandchildren. He's a family man.” PeopleMenYearsFirstsWellsChildrenFiveFourWifeInformationSonTrumpAdultsLuckIncrediblesEightBlessGrandchildrenGod BlessFirst LadyFamily ManAdult Children Author:Kellyanne Conway
“A Christian should know that God is a Creator, that God is an entity that is all-powerful and all knowledgeable, God is everywhere and God is an entity filled with grace, love, compassion and forgiveness, that Jesus is the son of God and Jesus came on earth to explain to people in a very revolutionary way the nature of God, that God was not a stern judge who was keeping track of 600 or so rules and regulations that you had to keep in order to be acceptable to God.” PeopleKnowsWayShouldEarthChristianOrderJesusPowerfulCompassionGraceSonJudgingFilledTrackCreatorRevolutionaryAcceptableRegulationEntityKnowledgeableRules And Regulations Author:Jimmy Carter
“Jesus is the Son of God, we have a chance for God's blessings, God's salvation through our faith in Jesus Christ and all of us are sinners who fall short of the glory of God, and the wages of sin is death but through our faith that Jesus Christ, we can be saved.” FallJesusChristChanceSinSonBlessingGloryJesus ChristSalvationSavedSinnerWagesGlory Of GodFaith In Jesus Author:Jimmy Carter
“The modern era of feminism is how you track that at its beginning. It manifested itself in crazy ways. Parents would try raising their daughters in blue rooms with GI Joe and try raising their sons in pink rooms with Barbie to see what would happen, and they were shocked.” WayTryingHappensParentRoomsCrazyFeminismModernSonDaughterBlueTrackErasShockedBarbieGisModern Era Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When I was growing up, I cared very little for the customs of my parents, the special things that we're supposed to do as Vietnamese people. But now that I am a parent, I go out of my way to make sure that my son goes to visit his grandparents and participates in customs like the Lunar New Year celebration.” PeopleWayYearsLittlesParentGrowing UpGrowingSpecialSonMy WayMy SonCustomsCelebrationNew YearGrandparentVietnameseSpecial Things Author:Nguyen Viet Thang
“Jesus says in Matthew 25, no man knows the day nor the hour, neither the angles nor the son but only the Father which is in heaven. Now if Jesus didn't know when he was coming back, it's crazy for me to try to think.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenTryingFatherJesusHeavenHoursCrazySonAngleComing BackMatthew Author:Rick Warren
“The Bible portrays God as entering into covenants with people which, when broken, causes him grief and sorrow. The biblical prophet Hosea and God's using him as an illustration of how much Israel's idolatry costs God emotionally points to God's vulnerability. But also the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ who, even as God the Son, suffered for our sins, points to God's vulnerability.” PeopleJesusCausesChristSinGriefSonBrokenSorrowCostJesus ChristIsraelVulnerabilityProphetBiblicalEnteringIncarnationCovenantIdolatryIllustration Author:Roger E. Olson
“The majority of [the troops in Iraq] is that feel they're doing the right thing and their parents who have also made sacrifices, generally speaking, and their proud of the services of their sons and daughters.” FeelsMadeParentSacrificeSonProudDaughterMajorityIraqRight ThingTroopsDoing The Right ThingSon And DaughterTroops In Iraq Author:John McCain
“My dad died when I was young. He was a good and decent man. There are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. He'd say, "Son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution." Well, regrettably, President Obama has become part of the problem, and Mitt Romney is the solution.” MenWellsProblemYoungPresidentSonDadSolutionsDiedMy DadStuckDecentPresident ObamaRomneyDecent ManDad DiedMy Dad Died Author:Paul Ryan
“After all you grow by experience. But while your son is young, you should try to set before him his ultimate goal.” ShouldTryingYoungGrowsGoalSonUltimateUltimate GoalYour Son Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Buddha called himself 'The Enlightened One' and Jesus called himself 'The Son of God'. To me the term 'World-Teacher' is of as little importance as 'The Son of God' or 'The Enlightened One'.” WorldLittlesJesusTermTeacherSonImportanceEnlightened Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“As the world has to attain the fulfilment of eternal life, to me it does not in the least matter what I am called -'Enlightened One', 'Son of God', or something else. To me, it has no purpose - as little as when the Buddha said, 'I am the Enlightened One'.” WorldLittlesDoeSaidMatterPurposeSonEternalEnlightenedEternal LifeFulfilment Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“When my son was murdered people asked me how I felt about God and what had happened to my son. I said "no, you can't go there. You have to understand that there is a devil and he works 24/7. Whoever murdered our son was with the devil."” PeopleSaidFeltHappenedSonDevilMy Son Author:Bill Cosby
“I think these discussions with my father even gave the label of pacifist, particularly with my father, and he mentions this when he turns himself in to prison at La Catedral when he dedicates his action to his 14-year-old pacifist son.” ThinkingYearsActionTurnsFatherSonPrisonLabelsDiscussionPacifist Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“Sadly, [Pablo Escobar] ended up throwing away the one opportunity he had. I naively thought, as a son and as many other Colombians, that he would take this opportunity to make amends with the country.” CountryOpportunitySonThrowingAmendsThrowing AwayPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“When one is that powerful and one think life will last like that forever, it is simply the most ephemeral thing. I don't think these sons and daughters of drug dealers are contributing to a lasting peace nor to human values that add to our society. They're delivering the message of riches and power that comes at the cost of people's lives and health and they incentivize young people to follow this model.” PeopleThinkingHumansLastsYoungValuesPowerfulForeverSonCostDrugMessagesModelsDaughterAddRichesOur SocietyLastingContributingDealerDeliveringEphemeralHuman ValuesSon And DaughterDrug Dealers Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I am not allowed to enter American territory simply because I was born the son of Pablo Escobar and apparently that implies that I inherit my father's crimes. Not that I want a visa now, I don't care anymore, I have been to the United States before.” WantHas BeensStatesCareFatherBornUnitedUnited StatesCrimeSonDon't CareI Don't CareTerritoryVisaPablo EscobarDon't Care AnymoreI Don't Care Anymore Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“[Sviatoslav] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of Rome and the Church. He speaks of the Pope and his closeness of the Pope and of himself, his faith, and also of the Orthodox people there. The dogmatic part, there's no difficulty. He's Orthodox in the good sense of the word, that is in Catholic doctrine, no.” PeopleSpeakChurchSonDifficultyCatholicDoctrineOrthodoxRomeCommunionPopeBishopsGood SenseClosenessDogmatic Author:Pope Francis
“What I'm thinking about are the millions of people, many of whom write me very personal letters :"Dear Mr. President: I did not vote for you. I was against Obamacare. And then my son who didn't have health insurance signed up and we just found out that he had an illness. And thankfully he's now covered, otherwise he might not have gotten treatment and I might have lost my house."” PeopleThinkingWritingMightFoundHouseLostPresidentMillionsSonLettersVoteDearIllnessTreatmentMy SonCoveredObamacare Author:Barack Obama
“What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsKindEndsCountryStatesRememberBornDifferencesGoneFourSeeingSeaPositionSonMomFameLuckyFortuneMaking A DifferenceRemarkableFour YearsUps & DownsSingle Mom Author:Barack Obama
“[Pope] Francis ought to be taken at his word when he says, as he has often done, that he is a son of the Church who believes and teaches what the Catholic Church believes and teaches.” BelieveDoneChurchTeachTakenSonOughtCatholicPopeCatholic Church Author:George Weigel
“Unfortunately, this past birthday, my son was up the entire night before, very sick with that horrible - I think it was called the Norovirus or whatever the hell that was that was going around. So I got it. And then my husband [Paul Scheer] got it. We were both fighting it because he had planned this whole day for me, and we were both pretending it wasn't happening. We were literally driving ourselves to a massage and facial that he had planned and at one point, I was like, "I can't drive anymore. I need to get in the passenger's seat."” ThinkingNeedsI CanWholePastNightFightingHellSonHusbandHappeningsSickDrivingHorribleSeatsMy HusbandMy SonPretendingPassengersMassageFacial Author:June Diane Raphael
“I never sleep in. By the way, when we're like, "We alternate waking up for the kids," the other person's waking up at 7 a.m. It's not like you're waking up at 10. It's like, "I'm really going to give you a treat and you're gonna get your ass up at 7 instead of 5:59." Which is when our son wakes up.” WayGivingPersonsKidsSleepSonLike YouTreatsWake UpAssWakingNever Sleep Author:June Diane Raphael
“Let's face it: If a son of God was ever born, it was because of this wonderful sex act that Joseph and Mary enjoyed one night.” IfsFacesNightSexBornWonderfulSonEnjoyedMaryOne Night Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“In his book The Quest of the Historical Jesus, the most definitive study that's ever been done on the subject, Albert Schweitzer admitted that there isn't a shred of conclusive proof that Christ ever lived, let alone was the son of God. He concludes that one must therefore accept both on faith. I reject both for the same reason.” BookReasonDoneJesusChristAcceptingStudySubjectsSonHistoricalProofRejectsQuestsHistorical Jesus Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“I was shamed.My son, Bill, who was 14 come to me and said: "Mother, you've been professing that you're an atheist for a long time now. Well, I don't believe in God either, but every day in school I'm forced to say prayers, and I feel like a hypocrite. Why should I be compelled to betray my beliefs?" I couldn't answer him.” FeelsShouldBelieveWellsLongSaidSchoolMotherBeliefPrayerAnswersSonLong TimeBillsDon't BelieveAtheistMy SonBelieve In GodBetrayShould ICompelledHypocrite Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“My son Bill, who came to me in 1960-he was 14 then, quoted the old parable to me: "It is not by their words, but by their deeds that ye shall know them" -pointing out that if I was a true atheist, I would not permit the public schools of America to force him to read the Bible and say prayers against his will. He was right.” IfsKnowsSchoolAmericaForcePrayerSonBillsAtheistDeedsMy SonPermitPointingPublic School1960sParables Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“I'd been a psychiatric social worker for 17 years, but within 24 hours after I started the case against studying reading Bible in school by my son, I was fired from my job as a supervisor in the city public welfare department. And I was unable to find another one. So my income was completely cut off.” YearsSchoolJobsReadingSocialHoursCitiesCasesStudyCuttingSonWorkersIncomeWelfareDepartmentMy SonSocial WorkerPsychiatricSupervisorsPublic Welfare Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“We have two boys. After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Trayvon Martin, we had to explain to our older son, who was 12 at the time, how that could happen. Instead of hugging and consoling him, my husband pulled out a documentary about Emmett Till and showed it to him and started to talk about how the justice system works in this country - and how it often doesn't. From that conversation, our son wrote a short story about Trayvon Martin going to heaven to meet Emmett Till.” TwoCountryStoriesHappensFoundHeavenJusticeBoysSonHusbandConversationKillingGuiltyMy HusbandShort StoryHugDocumentariesJustice SystemConsolingNot GuiltyGoing To HeavenTrayvon MartinEmmett TillTrayvonZimmerman Author:Gina Prince-Bythewood
“I was always a mad scientist type - an inventor and just a generally inventive person, and that has remained the same. But one thing that *has* changed is that I've always been aggressively pro-business, with the mentality that whoever pays me, gets me - but now, I'd rather be broke than contribute to destroying the world my son is inheriting - both the social fabric, and obviously the environmental.” WorldPersonsSocialPayOne ThingChangedSonTypeScientistMadEnvironmentalBrokeMy SonDestroyingMentalityFabricInventorMad Scientist Author:Sam Lamott
“What gets me up in the morning is either my daughter crawling into bed or my sons having to go to school. I love my family. They need a certain level of economic resources. They need my time. They need my attention. That's why I do what I do...and don't do what I don't do what I don't do.” NeedsSchoolCertainLevelsAttentionMorningEconomicSonBedDaughterResourcesMy FamilyMy TimeMy DaughterMy SonCrawlingLove My FamilyI Love My FamilyEconomic Resources Author:Guy Kawasaki
“In Korea, a woman must first obey her father, then her husband when she becomes an ajuma, and finally obey her son as a halmoni. Any woman who violates or lives outside of these roles is called a ch'angyŏ (prostitute).” FirstsFatherRolesSonHusbandKorea Author:Kim Hyesoon
“The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own weight, and I get a chance to listen to them and see what they have on their minds. I don't have to hand out things to do, and now they have things for me to do. It's an amazing privilege to get the opportunity to work with your children.” MindChildrenHandsOpportunityChanceInterestingSonWeightOur ChildrenPrivilegeYour ChildrenThings To DoBoxingMy SonPromotionReally Interesting Author:George Foreman
“God loves me and sent his son to die for me so I have to live to please him because he saved me when everyone abandoned me.” SonGod LoveAbandoned Author:Mary J. Blige
“I've always told my son Scott the same thing: Don't rush into anything, because there's gonna be a lot of fish in the sea. You can be one of the people that's lucky enough not to become a loser two and three and four times over like people do, just by being a little more patient.” PeopleEnoughSonLuckyPatientMy SonLoser Author:Clint Eastwood
“I don't think Peg Bundy was very much like Katey Sagal. Definitely the wardrobe Gemma from Sons of Anarchy wears might be a little more like Katey Sagal. I mean, any time you play anything, there's pieces of yourself that you're kind of elaborating on. I mean, you're using parts of yourself.” ThinkingKindMeanSonAnarchyWardrobePeg Author:Katey Sagal