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Who'll hold families together, if everybody has to live? Living is a compromise, between doing what you want and doing what other people want.
- John Updike
But, far from feeling Stavros as one of the enemy camp, he counts on him to keep this madwoman, his wife, under control. Through her body, they have become brothers.
- John Updike
Familia: these are some of the exotic items Jill's shopping brings into the house. Her cooking tastes to him of things he never had: candlelight, saltwater, health fads, wealth, class. Jill's family had a servant, and it takes her some nights to understand that dirtied dishes do not clear and clean themselves by magic, but have to be carried and washed.
- John Updike
happier. The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
- John Wooden
Abraham Lincoln. He once said that the best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother.
- John Wooden
Now parents will say, "We're just trying to make ends meet," and they're telling the truth. But if you think too much about the pursuit of material things, you're going to hurt those youngsters you're working so hard to buy material things for.
- John Wooden
Your family is what counts, and you must always remember that as you get caught up in your own professional responsibilities.
- John Wooden
I'm very proud of the fact that while all the records were being set at UCLA by our basketball teams, I felt exactly the same way. Family is first. Always. Always.
- John Wooden
My Favorite Four-Letter Words: "Kids" and "Love
- John Wooden
It is most difficult in my mind, to seperate success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.
- John Wooden
Parenting and family life can be a perfect field for mindfulness practice, but it's not for the weak-hearted, the selfish or lazy, or the hopelessly romantic. Parenting is a mirror that forces you to look at yourself. If you can learn from what you observe, you just may have a chance to keep growing yourself.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Le miracle de la succession des saisons est dans notre souffle; nos parents et nos enfants sont contenus dans notre souffle; notre esprit et notre corps sont notre souffle.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn