Swiss Family Robinson

Famous quotes containing the words swiss, family and/or robinson:

    “Realistic about how much one person can accomplish in a given day, women expect to have to make some trade-offs between work and family. Families, however, have absorbed all the stress and strain they possibly can. The entire responsibility for accommodation is taking place on the home side of the equation.”
    —Deborah J. Swiss (20th century)

    “Children need money. As they grow older they need more money. They need money for essentially the same reasons that adults need money. They need to buy stuff....They need it regardless of whether they get good grades, violate a family rule, or offend a parent.”
    —Donald C. Medeiros (20th century)

    “Miniver Cheevy, born too late,
    Scratched his head and kept on thinking;
    Miniver coughed, and called it fate,
    And kept on drinking.”
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)