Bruce Feiler quotes

Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause. (Bruce Feiler)
Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too. View quote
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The bottom line: If you want a happier family, bring those skeletons out of the closet. View quote
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When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence. View quote
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I grew up as a fifth-generation Jew in the American South, at the confluence of two great storytelling traditions. After graduating from Yale in the 1980s, I moved to Japan. For young adventure seekers like myself, the white-hot Japanese miracle held a similar appeal as Russia in 1920s or Paris in the 1950s. View quote
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When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion got from our lives the better our lives would get, I thought, because persecution had been such a burden to Jewish families for generations. View quote
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The way to tell a really big story, I think, is to tell a really small story. View quote
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I was so naive about writing, I went to the public library and checked out the only volume they had on the topic - an academic treatise about publishing from the WWII era. View quote
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The most successful families embrace and elevate their family history, particularly their failures, setbacks and other missteps. View quote
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One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us? View quote
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Moses became Americas true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty. (Bruce Feiler)
Fathers can find great inspiration in faith. View quote
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Even Superman's name reflects his creators' biblical knowledge. View quote
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The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come. View quote
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Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive. View quote
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After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan. View quote
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Americans know more about religion than almost any other topic. View quote
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Every writer dreams of writing a book that will touch people. View quote
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I set out to write an anti-parenting parenting book. View quote
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Moses is our true founding father. View quote
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Everybody has heard that family dinner is great for kids. But unfortunately, it doesn't work in many of our lives. (Bruce Feiler)
The simplest consequence of walking on crutches is that you walk slower. Every step must be a necessary one. When you hurry, you get where you're going, but you get there alone. When you go slow, you get where you're going, but you get there with a community you've built along the way. View quote
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There's a reason the Exodus story has inspired so many Americans. It's a narrative of hope. View quote
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Religion is increasingly a woman's domain in America. View quote
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Don't forget, God uses words to create the world. Words! Words are only hope. View quote
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