"Life isn't fair."
"Stop crying before I give you something to cry about."
"Don't have any fun!" (Before dropping me off at a friend's house)
"To you those kids at school must seem like big stuff, but to me they're just a bunch of stupid babies spending their parents money on whatever shit the tv tells them to, no matter how ridiculous it is."
Too damn right, dad.
"Religion is candy for the desperate, and a profit-generating machine for con artists and pedophiles."
Edit: he would add that there was a small group of people who belonged to neither group, as they were popular leaders, but did have any inherently useful talent. These people became religious leaders and politicians.
My readings: (1. Recognize your innate gifts and use them.) (2. I love you, have fun, don't be too youthfully indiscrete.)
"You can't fuck crazy sane."
"If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well."
"Win fights with your brain, not your fists."
"I'm still 18 inside."
"Dear, this is all your life now, we will just invest in you, what you make of that investment is all in your hands"
To people who aren't familiar with Indian parents let me tell you they can be a little pushy. I have seen parents push student to take Science then take Engineering/Medical school and then work in a company with nice salary, they want it or not. I often found it rather unnerving how my friends were pushed to top classes, my parents always pushed me to do what I love, but do it right. Sure I couldn't crack the most prestigious exams of the country but that is not the only way to get a good life is it?