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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.

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James Dobson
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: April 21
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Shreveport
Louisiana
James Clayton Jim Dobson
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Authority is God ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous.
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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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God does not need our money. But you and I need the experience of giving it
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A child identifies his parents with God, whether or not the adults want that role. Most children 'see' God the way they perceive their earthly fathers.
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One of the first things you and your fiance need to develop is a meaningful prayer life even before the wedding. My wife, Shirley, and I did that, and the time we have spent on our knees has been the stabilizing factor throughout nearly forty years of marriage.
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Faith in God - life can never take you by surprise again.
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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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My legacy doesn't matter. It isn't important that I be remembered. It's important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' I want to finish strong.
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You have to work to keep love alive you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower.
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Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street.
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Can't you see the Creator of the universe, who understands every secret, every mystery, sitting patiently and listening to a four-year-old talk to Him? That's a beautiful image of a father.
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By learning to yield to the loving authority of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life — his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers.
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