"Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we’ve put it in an impossible situation."
― Margaret Mead
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Family
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- "Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive."
- "I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings."
- "Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible."
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- "My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity."― Mitt Romney
- "Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends."― Heath Ledger
- "The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff."― Salman Rushdie