Cody Linley Quotes
I think all kids think their parents are strict. My parents aren't superstrict, but they seem to be stricter than most. But even though it's like, 'Oh, gosh, I've gotta be in at this time,' they know what they're doing. I have great parents.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.
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Do our children now have to choose between getting an education and dying? Some of us cannot move on and accept that kind of society.
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I think all kids think their parents are strict. My parents aren't superstrict, but they seem to be stricter than most. But even though it's like, 'Oh, gosh, I've gotta be in at this time,' they know what they're doing. I have great parents.
