| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 45059 |
| QUOTATION: | Working parents are often told that it is the quality of time, rather than the quantity of time one spends with children, that is significant. Unfortunately, good quality time is difficult to define, to measure, and to make happen on schedule. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Joyce Portner (20th century), U.S. author. Stress and the Family, ch. 11, “Work and Family: Achieving a Balance,” (1983). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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