My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or wan… — George J. Mitchell

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up, and I never felt any sense of deprivation or anything like that.

George J. MitchellPolitician · American · b. 1933

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We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together. — Walt Disney
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The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children. — William Godwin
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