"How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?"

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Source : "Fictional character: Annie Johnson". "Imitation of Life", www.imdb.com. 1959.

Juanita Moore

#Hurt Quotes #Children Quotes #Born Quotes

“Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.”

Source : Nadia Comaneci (2009). “Letters to a Young Gymnast”, p.16, Basic Books
“Love is the kiss in the quiet nest while the leaves are trembling, mirrored in the water.”
“I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song.”
“It is up to us as lawmakers to provide the resources and streamlined processes that will enable our federal forest managers to become the best possible steward of our lands.”
“Contentment: The smother of invention.”
“Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.”
“Love is never easy. We begin by loving the things we can, according to our stature, but it is not long before we find that what we love is other than ourselves and that our love is no protection against being wounded. Do we then speak to dominate what we love, to make it bend to our will, to stop it from hurting us even though to do so is to betray love? And that is only where the difficulty begins..”
“To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart. And when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who achieve this greatness will be women.”

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