Mem Fox Quotes
The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.
Quotes to Explore
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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Laughing and crying are very similar. They're an extreme response to life. You see it in children who start laughing hysterically.
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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If I ever have children of my own, they will read 'Matilda.' They will watch the movie. And you can bet they will see 'Matilda: The Musical.'
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Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me.
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You can't predict when a crisis might hit your family, whether it's with an elderly parent or with your children.
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A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.
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I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence.
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I certainly wasn't a fan of Thatcher's politics. People liked to label us as children of Thatcher. What nonsense. The real children of Thatcher came in the 1990s, and had no interest in politics. The Oasis, Britpop scene.
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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
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Guided by nothing but pop culture values, many children no longer learn how to think about morality and virtue, or to think of them at all. They grow up with no shared moral framework, believing that the highest values are diversity, tolerance and non-judgmentalism.
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If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good.
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I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.
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Broccoli, when overboiled, produces a sulfuric stench that causes children to gag the instant they enter the house.
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When you have children, that's your main focus.
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'How to Survive a Plague' is history-telling at its best. It's a film I'll show my two children, now toddlers, when they are old enough to understand. It's a movie that I cannot forget.
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Fear of emotional contact with men out of fear of being a sexual suspect makes boys, ironically, even more powerless before girls. Homophobia is like telling the United States it will be a sissy nation if it doesn’t get all its oil from OPEC.
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We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world.
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I've found that most people who are bound together legally would be a damn sight happier together -or apart -if they were released from the contract. A man-woman relationship is physical and emotional, not legal.
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Enjoyment is only possible when you are beyond your mind.
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I train for around 3-4 hours everyday. It can go up to 6-7 hours when a competition is approaching.
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Because those who hold conspiracy theories typically suffer from a crippled epistemology, in accordance with which it is rational to hold such theories, the best response consists in cognitive infiltration of extremist groups. Various policy dilemmas, such as the question whether it is better for government to rebut conspiracy theories or to ignore them, are explored in this light.
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The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.
