"...Iknow the bitter fact that most lives are incredibly wasted, that opportunities for developing identity, for receiving pleasure, for achieving a sense of self-worth are limited and, not only underdeveloped, but in most cases not developed at all--because no one thinks that a housewife, or a mother, or a typist has anything to develop."

-- Irena Klepfisz

#Mother Quotes #Self Worth Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“Maybe it was the same with people: if you studied them,you'd see new and different things. But would you like what you saw? Did it depend on who was doing the looking?”
“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.”
“I've lived most people's dream by playing football.”
“Not everyone will be happy when you begin to better yourself. Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.”
“I have a fantastic method for anti-ageing. It's eating. Plumps out your skin beautifully.”
“Nothing's black or white in our country - you're either brilliant or you're hopeless”
“True faith manifests itself through our actions.”
“When we are angry, we will use a lie as fast as a truth if we can hurt with it. Anger feels strong but it is actually a disguised weakness. To someone with their eyes closed, all the pictures that you show them will seem the same. It is better to whisper words of love instead of trying to find a better picture. The end of a relationship is not a failure any more than the end of a book is a failure.”

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