They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.”
“You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.”
“If any of you cry at my funeral I’ll never speak to you again.”
“Folks, I don’t trust children. They’re here to replace us.”
“Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.”
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
“It does not matter whether you win or lose, what matters is whether I win or lose!
“A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.”
“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”
“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?”
“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?'”
😂 Indeed. Even the word tyrant doesn't occupy and cover their cruelty completely. It fails to provide them their definition. They are nowadays so hard to grip over. A child is father of a man. ♥