"If the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part of the problem."

-- N.K. Jemisin

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“Thanks to the ongoing support of the Government of Ontario, RHF, in partnership with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, has galvanized Ontarioâ€™s best researchers, clinicians and scientists to accelerate the translation of the most promising research into practical solutions. This commitment enables the ongoing leveraging of federal, provincial and private sector funds to allow Canadian SCI researchers to embark on a national and global collective journey towards making a difference in the lives of people with spinal cord injury and other disabilities.”
“We feel most small, we feel most challenged when we're only focusing on ourselves. Because even when you fulfill yourself, meaning you get what you think you want, you still find yourself in a position where it's never enough.”
“Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.”
“It may be too late for West Virginia to save itself from the ravages of Big Coal. But it's not too late for America.”
“Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!”
“Religion is just a path for finding truth: Religion is not truth. It is just a path. And different people follow different paths.”

Source : Anita Moorjani (2012). “Dying to be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing”, p.18, Hay House, Inc
“People always say it's harder to heal a wounded heart than a wounded body. Bullshit. It's exactly the oppositeâ€”a wounded body takes much longer to heal. A wounded heart is nothing but ashes of memories. But the body is everything. The body is blood and veins and cells and nerves. A wounded body is when, after leaving a man youâ€™ve lived with for three years, you curl up on your side of the bed as if thereâ€™s still somebody beside you. That is a wounded body: a body that feels connected to someone who is no longer there.”
“With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I was terribly spoiled and I thought I couldn't do anything wrong. I was also desperate to make tons of money because of my responsibility to my daughter. And there was no longer any joy in making music.”

Source : "Phoebe Snow obituary" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2011.

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