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“The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing.”

Jobs Sports Parent Water Conversation Weekend

Author:Kal Penn

“Whoever the kid had been, whoever had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: "You just change your attitude now please, young man." This transformation in kids - from flashing dragonflies, so to say, to sticky water-surface worms slowly slipping downstream - is noticed with pride by society and with mortification by God, which is a fantastic way of saying I don't like to see kids throw away their truth just because it isn't worth a dime in the open market.”

Source: I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure

“The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas, on the contrary, it is their opinion that Nature, as an indulgent parent, has freely given us all the best things in great abundance, such as water and earth, but has laid up and hid from us the things that are vain and useless.”

Men Earth Values Given Parent Water Opinion Gold Contrary Useless Vain Best Things Abundance Folly Silver Scarcity All The Best Gold And Silver

Book:Utopia: On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia

Source: Utopia: On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia

“For a parent, it's hard to recognize the significance of your work when you're immersed in the mundane details. Few of us, as we run the bath water or spread the peanut butter on the bread, proclaim proudly, "I'm making my contribution to the future of the planet." But with the exception of global hunger, few jobs in the world of paychecks and promotions compare in significance to the job of parent.”

World Hard Running Jobs Parent Water Planets Hunger Details Spread Bread Compare Contribution Exception Significance Parenthood Promotion Baths Mundane Peanuts Paychecks Peanut Butter

Author:Joyce Maynard

“I think it's good that [my granddaughter] here because I lost my parents and now it's great that there's a new generation. And she's taught me new things that I've forgotten. Like, when you're on holiday and see what it's like to see a shell or go into the water for the first time.”

Thinking Firsts Lost Parent Water Generations Taught First Time Forgotten Holiday New Things Shells New Generation Granddaughter

Author:Carine Roitfeld

“My parents would have to put the fire hose on me to get me out of bed, to go to school in the morning. They would use a cattle prod and just shock me, or throw boiling water on me, or fire a gun next to my head, to get me out of bed.”

Use School Next Parent Water Morning Fire Bed Gun Shock Cattle Boiling Boiling Water

Author:Jackson Rathbone

“Thus parents, by humouring and cockering them when little, corrupt the principles of nature in their children, and wonder afterwards to taste the bitter waters, when they themselves have poison'd the fountain.”

Children Littles Parent Water Wonder Principles Taste Bitter Poison Fountain

Book:Locke, Berkely & Hume

Source: Locke, Berkely & Hume