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When you let people put you up on a pedestal, you step one step in any direction, and you're going to go down.

James Dobson

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James Dobson
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: April 21
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Real crying usually lasts two minutes or less, but may continue for five. After that point, the child is merely complaining... I would require him to stop the protest crying, usually by offering him a little more of whatever caused the original tears.
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Barring a miracle, the family that has existed since antiquity will likely crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself. This is a time for concerted prayer, divine wisdom and greater courage than we have ever been called upon to exercise.
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Conceit is a weird disease - it makes everybody sick except the guy who has it.
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There is nothing more important than parents passing on a generational legacy of faith and values to their children.
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I'm certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them.
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Clearly, unless the Lord chooses to explain Himself to us, which often He does not, His motivation and purposes are beyond the reach of mortal man. What this means in practical terms is that many of our questions - especially those that begin with the word 'why' - will have to remain unanswered for the time being.
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Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes.
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I don't blame homosexuals for being angry when people say they've made a choice to be gay because they don't.
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Behavior runs in deep channels that were cut during early childhood, and it is very difficult to alter them. In order to change a deeply ingrained pattern, you have to build a sturdy dam, dig another canal and reroute the river in the new direction. That effort is rarely successful over the long haul.
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The Lord doesn't always remove the sources of stress in our lives...but He's always there and cares for us. We can feel His arms around us on the darkest night.
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[P]ain is a marvelous purifier. . . It is not necessary to beat the child into submission a little bit of pain goes a long way for a young child. However, the spanking should be of sufficient magnitude to cause the child to cry genuinely.
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Children represent God's most generous gift to us.
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