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  1. I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, an…
  2. Don't take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don't be overawed by what the experts say. Don't be afraid to trust your own common se…
  3. People have said, 'You've turned your back on pediatrics.' I said, 'No. It took me until I was in my 60s to realize that politics was a par…
  4. The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and…
  5. I've come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
  6. The fact is that child rearing is a long, hard job, the rewards are not always immediately obvious, the work is undervalued, and parents ar…
  7. I really learned it all from mothers.
  8. There are only two things a child will share willingly- communicable diseases and his mother's age.

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