Clyde Edgerton quotes
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“Because I was born in the South, I’m a Southerner. If I had been born in the North, the West or the Central Plains, I would be just a human being.”
-- Clyde EdgertonSource : "The South: Not all Bubbas and banjos" by Todd Leopold, www.cnn.com. April 14, 2012.
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“I once tried to raise two tomato plants, and they died in spite of the fact I fertilized them every morning. Duh.”
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“In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me.”
-- Clyde EdgertonSource : "'Papadaddy' Clyde Edgerton advises other 'older dads'". Interview with Bob Minzesheimer, www.usatoday.com. June 12, 2013.
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“I believe theres a secret chemical thats turned loose when you have kids that says youve got to survive, youve got to be strong. That keeps you on your toes, besides all kinds of other things, when you have three little ones running around.”
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“Because we men have been physically stronger and more arrogant, weve influenced much of the cool stuff of the world, like basing the definition of courage on what we do on battlefields rather than on the patience or endurance or tolerance necessary for a sometimes painful daily grind that includes small children.”
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“As an older dad who grew up in a rural culture in the South, certain things were expected of women, and that included raising the children. But I think its just as important for the father to give the baths, to hug, to change the diapers, to tell the stories.”
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“A working definition of fathering might be this: fathering is the act of guiding a child to behave in ways that lead to the childs becoming a secure child in full, thus increasing his or her chances of being happy and fruitful as a young adult.”
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“Being a father can unreason your worldview, or at least make it very flexible, and that can create all sorts of fun and insights. Its sad that childrens open-eyed wonder and sense of play begin to fade as they approach adolescence. One grand function of fathering is to keep the fading to a minimum.”
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“Because all writers are human beings first and writers second, my guess is that any advice for living with a writer is about the same as advice for living with a plumber or a refrigerator salesperson.”
-- Clyde Edgerton
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Source : Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)”, p.70, Three Rivers Press
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Source : Abdus Salam, H. R. Dalafi (1994). “Renaissance of Sciences in Islamic Countries”, p.16, World Scientific
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“If the West wants to have peace, then they have to accept Islamic rule.”
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“There's enough of a willingness in the West to do sympathetic movies about Arab roles.”
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“Indians don't last in prison. They weren't born for it like the whites.”
Source : "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here", 1969.
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“Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.”
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“Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.”
Source : "An Interview with Computing Pioneer Alan Kay". techland.time.com. April 02, 2013.
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