"I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely at the summit of courage... What is at the summit of courage, I think, is freedom... the freedom that comes with the knowledge that no earthly thing can break you."

-- Paula Giddings

#Women Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Victory Quotes

“In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.”

Source : "How parents and teens can communicate without strife". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. November 12, 2010.
“"Openness" [story] ultimately asks this same question - can a relationship survive complete honesty? As a romantic, I want to say "Yes, of course!" But, over time, I've come to agree with Dan Savage.”
“I'm only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation.”
“I know simply that the sky will last longer than I.”
“Do not smoke without asking permission or sit so near (as in a train) that the smoke might annoy.”

Source : Amy Vanderbilt (1967). “Amy Vanderbilt's Everyday Etiquette”
“Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer to the question whether or not we shall be struck down by a dread disease: "it's all a matter of luck." It is important to keep this in mind, for people almost always forget it, with consequences in human intolerance and unnecessary suffering that are incalculable.”
“for Steve, less is always more, simpler is always better. Therefore, if you can build a glass box with fewer elements, itâ€™s better, itâ€™s simpler, and itâ€™s at the forefront of technology. Thatâ€™s where Steve likes to be, in both his products and his stores.”
“Every sentence must do one of two things-reveal character or advance the action.”

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