"A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow."

-- Mary McLeod Bethune

#Destiny Quotes #Individuality Quotes #Tomorrow Quotes

“These days I smile benignly at the fights that I see in NBA games. There aren't any broken noses or black eyes, which happened quite often when I played.”
“To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.”

Source : Curtis L. Carter, Man Ray, Francis M. Naumann (1989). “Man Ray in America”
“Seize every opportunity you have to learn. Keep your eyes and ears wide open and seize life â€” don't let the moments slip through your fingers like a fistful of sand. Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.”
“To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Dieting is long-haul. Many rapid weight loss programs actually only squeeze the water out of you. Just like a wet sponge. But a good dieter maintains his or her grip on that sponge, not letting it soak up water again.”

Source : Owen Jones (2015). “Your Weight and You”, p.19, Owen Jones
“Just spunk won't be enough; you've got to have gumption.”
“Jesus, he meets you where you are. Jesus, he heals your secret scars.”

Source : Song: Friend Of A Wounded Heart
“Often low-income parents give their children every other thing they need for successful participation in school and the world of work except the planning and organizing skills and habit patterns needed to operate in complex settings. Many intelligent and able college students from low-income backgrounds confront these deficits when faced with a heavy assignment load. . . . These patterns are best acquired at an early age and need to be quite well developed by late elementary school or twelve or thirteen years of age.”

Source : James P. Comer (1995). “School Power: Implications of an Intervention Project”

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