Tahereh Mafi Quotes
Friendship is not a thing I have ever experienced. Not as a child, and not as I am now.
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.
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We should cease thinking about men as the enemy of children and women.
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My dogs are spoilt for sure. They are pampered pooches. But I love them so much! I guess all dogs need to be washed, but maybe blueberry facials aren't essential. It's quite fun, though. You want to give your children everything; I don't have children, so I want my dogs to have a good life.
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Around a third of parents still worry that they will look like a bad mother or father if their child has a mental health problem. Parenting is hard enough without letting prejudices stop us from asking for the help we need for ourselves and our children.
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I was a regular hand when I was 7. I picked cotton. I drove tractors. Children grew up not thinking that this is what they must do. We thought this was the thing to do to help your family.
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Among my books, the ones that sell best are for readers between the ages of 8 and 12. According to a study by the Association of American Publishers, the largest area of industry growth in 2014 was in the children and young adult category.
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I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin. My parents couldn't have any more children after me, so when Dad's brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby.
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I'm married, I have three children, I never hit my wife.
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Texas, with her superior natural advantages, must become a point of attraction, and the policy of establishing with her the earliest relations of friendship and commerce will not escape the eye of statesmen.
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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
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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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Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
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We are all Adam's children - it's just the skin that makes all the difference.
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It is so important that you don't stay with someone just for the children and for the wrong reasons.
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At least the Pilgrim Fathers used to shoot Indians: the Pilgrim Children merely punch time clocks.
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I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because I've known him for 30 years, and he's making my dresses most of the time.
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You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.
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I was a child actor, so when I started filming when I was five years old, it was a long time ago.
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Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are.
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If you look at any great fashion photograph out of context, it will tell you just as much about what's going on in the world as a headline in The New York Times.
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Such and so various are the tastes of men.
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Friendship is not a thing I have ever experienced. Not as a child, and not as I am now.
