Mem Fox Quotes
The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.
Mem Fox
Quotes to Explore
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A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.
C. S. Lewis
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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.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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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.
Gary Kemp
Spandau Ballet
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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
Jackson Browne
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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.
Gary Bauer
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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.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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If you're not being pessimistic, you're not being very realistic. But I think one must always have hope, and when you have children, of course, you have no choice but to work your tail off to try and protect the future for your children. And that is infused by hope in the end.
David Suzuki
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Adolescents are attracted to tragic heroes. That's why rock stars dress like homeless people. Adolescence is a fall. It's when every child becomes an orphan.
Heather O'Neill
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theological-political divide, which could open up even further down the boundary between so-called Christian heritage states and those of Islamic heritage.
Jack Straw
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It was just me, naked as underneath my clothes right now, as all of you are.
Tilda Swinton
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The shadows of twilight grow,
And the tiger’s ancient fierceness
In my veins begins to flow.
William Wetmore Story
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The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.
Mem Fox
