One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to be one. — Jim DeMint

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It takes less than a minute to make a baby, but more than a decade to make a being.― Abhijit Naskar

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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.

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Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

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Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. — Wade Boggs

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When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back. ― Linda Poindexter

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What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

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Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. ― Desmond Tutu

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You go through big chunks of time where you're just thinking, 'this is impossible - oh,this is impossible'. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.

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For what are the words with which to summarize a lifetime, so much crowded confused happiness terminated by such stark slow-motion pain? ― Joyce Carol Oates

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