"The myth of the self-sufficient individual and of the self-sufficient, protected, and protective familytells us that those who need help are ultimately inadequate. And it tells us that for a family to need help--or at least to admit it publicly--is to confess failure. Similarly, to give help, however generously, is to acknowledge the inadequacy of the recipients and indirectly to condemn them, to stigmatize them, and even to weaken what impulse they have toward self-sufficiency."

-- Kenneth Keniston

#Self Quotes #Giving Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.”
“I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air . . . and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a great wasteland.”

Source : Speech before National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C., 9 May 1961
“The most heinous and the most cruel crimes of which history has record have been committed under the cover of religion or equally noble motives.”
“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”

Source : Quoted in Richard Schickel, The Stars (1962)
“It is not as in the Bible, that God created man in his own image. But, on the contrary, man created God in his own image.”

Source : Ludwig Feuerbach (2012). “The Essence of Christianity”, p.98, Courier Corporation
“Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.”
“I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight.”
“I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.”

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