quotes about Great Parents

“In NVC, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests.”

“I'm more interested in the idea of role-playing in general than the idea of role-playing in art. I like the childlike quality of making pretend or the optimistic idea of pretending something's happening when it's not.”

“It was never too late to learn something. The past is unalterable in any event. The future is the only thing we can change. Learning the lessons of the past is the only way to shape the present and the future.”

“One of the principal motifs of Nietzsche's work is that Kant had not carried out a true critique because he was not able to pose the problem of critique in terms of values.”

“The devil never gave a gift for free.”

Source : Tananarive Due (2008). “Blood Colony: A Novel”, p.398, Simon and Schuster

“When I was little, my friends would gush over wedding gowns and honeymoons. But I saw too many people flush decades together down the toilet over money or kids or meaningless flings. My own parents chose to stay married, which I think is rather funny, since they show about as much affection for each other as pit bulls in a ring. Tying the knot means slipping a noose around love and choking it to death.”

“If you take missions out of the Bible, you won't have anything left but the covers.”

“I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.”

Source : "Julio Iglesias On His Champion Son Enrique, What Dolly Parton Taught Him, And The Enduring Passion". Interview with Caroline Frost, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. October 9, 2012.

“I had a job; I was, during the war, a nurse, a 'Gray Lady.' We wore a veil and a gray dress.”

“I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ian Somerhalder from Jan 21, 2015