Permanently Dependent Child

Famous quotes containing the words permanently, dependent and/or child:

    “Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.”
    —HonorĂ© De Balzac (1799–1850)

    “One of the baffling things about life is that the purposes of institutions may be ideal, while their administration, dependent upon the faults and weaknesses of human beings, may be bad.”
    —Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)

    “Most parents aren’t even aware of how often they compare their children. . . . Comparisons carry the suggestion that specific conditions exist for parental love and acceptance. Thus, even when one child comes out on top in a comparison she is left feeling uneasy about the tenuousness of her position and the possibility of faring less well in the next comparison.”
    —Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)