"No one can make you a victim but yourself."

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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

“If the Koran is the soul of Islam, then perhaps the institution of the Muslim family might be described as its body.”

Source : Elizabeth Warnock Fernea (1985). “Women and the family in the Middle East: new voices of change”
“There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind.”

Source : Tove Jansson (2014). “Moominvalley in November”, p.6, Macmillan
“True health begins with your thoughts. Thinking about comfort, strength, flexibility and youthfulness attracts those qualities into your life and body. Dwelling on illness, fear, disease and pain does just the opposite. Your work is to notice and change your thoughts and move them in the direction of health and happiness.”

Source : Christiane Northrup, M.D. (2017). “A Daily Dose of Women's Wisdom”, p.38, Hay House, Inc
“Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Being talked about like a package - I feel like that all the time.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.”

Source : Opening address, Pacific Vision festival, Auckland, New Zealand, July 26, 1999.
“It is not the most pleasant employment to spend eight hours a day in a counting house.”
“A kid now can practically record a song or edit a short film on his way to school. I think that will produce, perhaps, more less-interesting things - or you'll have to search more to find the interesting things. But I also think it's exciting.”

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