We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Virginibus Puerisque II," Virginibus Puerisque, 1881
Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again. ~Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby, 1968
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. ~Robert Frost
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~Herbert Asquith
I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown
I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett
Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~Author Unknown
There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. ~William Wordsworth
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