"I imagine there's an undercurrent of the impact of early religious teachings and my break from what I was taught and expected to perform if I wanted to be considered normal in my family of origin."

-- Wendy C. Ortiz

#Religious Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Impact Quotes

“We all suffer alone in the real world. True empathy's impossible. But if a piece of fiction can alow us imaginatively to identify with a character's pain, we might then also more easily conceive of others identifying with their own. This is nourishing, redemptive; we become less alone inside. It might just be that simple.”
“Thierry had no idea why they were called French doors. His native countrymen weren't stupid enough to put them in their homes.”

Source : Lynn Viehl (2005). “Private Demon: A Novel of the Darkyn”, p.80, Penguin
“I don't think I was really addicted. I used it as a party tool.”
“I think it's very important to invite and encourage people to talk about climate change who have a lay understanding. In general, there is a lot of confusion among climate activists about the role of science, that scientists should be social and political leaders of this movement.”
“You want to help gay kids, you have to reach them in middle school and high school, when they're being bullied.”
“We are not loved because we are valued; we are valued because we are loved.”
“Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war.”
“I'm the most successful bad player ever.”

Source : "Greatest competitor: Andy Roddick". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. November 14, 2009.

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