I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want, and then advise them to do it.

Harry Truman

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Parents and children Raising kids

Speaker

Harry Truman

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Interviewed by Margaret Truman. Person to Person, CBS. 27 May 1955.

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I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. That's the answer to that. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail.

Harry Truman

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Harry Truman
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Time
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Another quote from the 1950s

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

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Lolita

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Vladimir Nabokov
Source
Lolita
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Opening lines Assonance
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. Olympia Press, 1955, ch. 1.

Another quote about Parents and children

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

God

Exodus 20:12

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Parents and children Filial piety The Ten Commandments
Speaker
God
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:12).