"First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers."

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Source : Rosalynn Carter (2016). “First Lady from Plains”, p.314, University of Arkansas Press

Rosalynn Carter

#Mother Quotes #Wife Quotes #Perfect Quotes

“... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius.”
“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.”
“Hadrian leapt to his feet. Royce was already up. â€œDonâ€™t bother,â€ Esrahaddon told them. â€œSheâ€™s dead, and thereâ€™s nothing you can do. The monster cannot be harmed by your weapons. Itâ€”â€ The two were out the door.”
“Itâ€™s walking the razorâ€™s edge of the sacred moment where you donâ€™t know, you canâ€™t count on, and comfort yourself with any sure hope. All you can know is your allegiance to life and your intention to serve it in this moment that we are given. In that sense, this radical uncertainty liberates your creativity and courage.”
“The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an invisible web of stories. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all in a silent conversation. Do no harm. Practise compassion. And do not gossip behind anyone's back - not even seemingly innocent remark! The words that come out of our mouth do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time. One man's pain will hurt us all. One man's joy will make everyone smile.”
“I count only the hours that are serene.”
“Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with our lives in an enriching way.”
“You're not Dostoevsky,' said the citizeness, who was getting muddled by Koroviev. Well, who knows, who knows,' he replied. 'Dostoevsky's dead,' said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently. 'I protest!' Behemoth exclaimed hotly. 'Dostoevsky is immortal!”

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