"People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can teach and learn from each other to produce a better America..."

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Source : Mary Pipher (2003). “The Middle of Everywhere”, p.371, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mary Pipher

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“You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.”
“In the last few centuries we've managed to reduce how much we kill each other, we've learned some basic lessons about public health, and life is relatively good for more people than ever before.”
“A real man isn't somebody who takes advantage of a young girl but who treats her with respect.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“People resist exploitation. They resist as actively as they can, as passively as they must.”
“The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped â€” it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange and unfamiliar territory, in circumstances that become clear only in the hesitations and questionings, in the pauses and reflections where we engage in prayerful conversation with one another and with him.”
“A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.”
“Go with your gut every single time. It's never, ever wrong. Even if feels like everybody else is telling you that you need to do this or do that. Your gut is your artist and who you are as a person and what makes you special, and what makes you an interesting performer. Never try to be something you're not.”

Source : "Tatiana Maslany, Beside Herself". Interview with James Ostime, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 31, 2013.
“I'm not afraid of anything. That's just the way I am.”

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