And most of the failures in parent-child relationships, from my observation, begin when the child begins to acquire a mind and a will of its own, to make independent decisions and to question the omnipotence or the wisdom of the parent.
Sydney J. HarrisMuch as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainerโfor unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or edify them.
Sydney J. HarrisWe evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
Sydney J. HarrisAncient boundaries are meaningless, except for political purposes; old divisions of clan and tribe are sentimental remnants of the pre-atomic age; neither creed nor color nor place of origin is relevant to the realities of modern power to utterly seek and destroy.
Sydney J. Harris