"The man, or the boy, in his development is psychologically deterred from incorporating serving characteristics by an easily observable fact: there are already people around who are clearly meant to serve and they are girls and women. To perform the activities these people are doing is to risk being, and being thought of, and thinking of oneself, as a woman. This has been made a terrifying prospect and has been made to constitute a major threat to masculine identity."

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Source : Jean Baker Miller (2012). “Toward a New Psychology of Women”, p.71, Beacon Press

Jean Baker Miller

#Girl Quotes #Women Quotes #Boys Quotes

“If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?”
“In less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement! The solidarity movement! The women's movement! The disability movement! The disarmament movement! The gay rights movement! The environmental movement! Movement! Transformation! Is there any reason to believe we are done?”
“I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.”
“I try to make each film a different film.”
“Gotta head full of ideas that are driving me insane...”
“Kids esteem themselves when they have accomplished something worth esteeming.”

Source : Fred Reed (2000). “The Great Possum-Squashing and Beer Storm of 1962: Reflections on the Remains of My Country”, p.166, iUniverse
“For a few seconds Oskar saw through Eli's eyes. And what he saw was...himself. Only much better, more handsome, stronger than what he thought of himself. Seen with love." (Let the Right One In)”
“Even when you think things can never move forward and you feel so low, there's always a way out.”

Source : Katie Piper (2011). “Beautiful: A beautiful girl. An evil man. One inspiring true story of courage”, p.264, Random House

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