Ruth Graham Quotes
No one gets up early to do laundry for a species,
This was her rejoinder for those who were recommending that parents not make great efforts at trying to determine exactly how their children will turn out as this would not have any effect on the development of our species. For example, see Quote 583691.
She argues that our species is evolving and will continue to evolve, and that what any one family does for their child or children will not bend the evolutionary arc for the human race. However, many people are no much concerned the the race as a whole compared to their own family. See quote 583692 for a sharp quotation making this alternative point of view.
- Born: June 10, 1920
- Died: June 14, 2007
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Writer & Journalist
I'm a New Hampshire–based freelance journalist. As a contributor to Slate, I have written about Donald Trump and Southern Baptists, the future of the Christian Left, adults who read YA literature and why parents online make parenting sound so terrible, among other topics. I have also written for Al Jazeera America, the Wall Street Journal, Politico Magazine, the Poetry Foundation, the Awl, Marie Claire, and many others. I often —– but not always! —– write about American culture, history, women, and Christianity, or the intersection of any of the above. I have also been a contributing writer to the Boston Globe's Ideas section and to TheAtlantic.com. I'm a former senior editor at the late, lamented Domino magazine, and previously served as features editor at the late, lamented New York Sun.
