"Virtue in women is perhaps a question of temperament."

-- Honore de Balzac

#Women Quotes #Human Nature Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don't take your thoughts too seriously.”
“It does help to actually realize that however stunning the person who is, you know, fluttering eyelashes at you, she doesn't do anything to match up to your wife.”
“Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think”

Source : Jill Bolte Taylor (2008). “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey”, p.26, Penguin
“Cold calculation, random spots of color, mathematically exact construction (clearly shown or concealed), drawing that is now silent and now strident . . . . Is this not form?”
“I'm providing myself to my children. I'm loving them unconditionally, accepting them unconditionally.”

Source : "Her side of the story". "Dateline" with Ann Curry, www.nbcnews.com. February 10, 2009.
“Parenthood brings profound pleasure and satisfactions--the unparalleled pleasure of caring so intensely for another human being, of watching growth, of reliving childhood, of seeing oneself in a new perspective, and of understanding more about life.”

Source : Ellen Galinsky (1987). “The Six Stages of Parenthood”, Da Capo Press
“People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You canâ€™t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.”
“Failing to provide children adequate access to nutritious food not only endangers their emotional, physical and mental development, but it also puts all aspects of their future well-being at risk. The costs are too high when you short-change children.”

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