Sophocles Quotes

Oh child, may you be happier than your father, but in all other respects alike. And then you would not be bad.

Quotes to Explore
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It takes three to make a child.
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I visited my father for the full ten years that he was in prison, so we already had a deep and loving relationship, and remembered our mother at those times.
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The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to the realms above.
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My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father.
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I didn't feel very attractive as a child and actually I wasn't.
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It sounds super cliche, but my sister is 12 years younger than me, and I remember when I was there holding her in my arms for the first time. And that kind of responsibility you feel when you hold a child in your arms.
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I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be.
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There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
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I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
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I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.
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My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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A startup for entrepreneurs is like a baby, and I have five babies so far - experienced father.
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I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
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I was a very imaginative child, and my parents were very encouraging of that. My sister and I would put on plays; I would write my own stories.
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The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child.
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We still have a soft approach on the perpetrators of crimes like worst forms of child labour.
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Growing up in eastern Turkey, I was not really involved with the family business - sheep and cow farming, yogurt and cheese making. But I think I learned from my father the unspoken business language or instincts that go back thousands of years.
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My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.
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My father was the funniest guy I ever met. I'm not sure if I stole his stuff or if I inherited it.
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The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.
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I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.
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Future public education will require involvement and collaboration among various local, civic, private and nonprofit entities, a concept I like to refer to as 'community entrepreneurship.'
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Oh child, may you be happier than your father, but in all other respects alike. And then you would not be bad.