If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right.

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I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops. ― Nikki Giovanni

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Don't be sad because it's over. Be happy because you can start over. ― Ria Tumimomor

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Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.- Frank Zappa

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Don't ask me why, because I'm not even going to tell you dead. I'm never going to tell you that I love you even if she loves you.

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Always end your book with Nelson Mandela saying something about rainbows or renaissances. Because you care.- Binyavanga Wainaina

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Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That’s truly about the game, and in some ways that’s about life too.- Michael Jordan

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watching his son in quick pulses of attention. ― Thomas Pynchon

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He was all iron outside, but all father within. ― Hall Caine

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Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth. -Donald Trump

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