"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out."

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Source : "Fictional character: Via". "Wonder", www.imdb.com. 2017.

R. J. Palacio

#Standing Out Quotes #Born Quotes

“At home, I'm lucky if I can write three or four hours before the phone starts ringing and the kids want to go to soccer.”
“I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.”
“one hundred percent of the bishops who oppose the repeal of anti-abortion laws are men and one hundred percent of the people who have abortions are women.”

Source : Mary Daly (1973). “Beyond God the Father: toward a philosophy of women's liberation”, Beacon Press (MA)
“Do Not Disturb signs should be written in the language of the hotel maids.”
“Nature seems to look after her own only up to a certain point; beyond that they are supposed to fend for themselves.”
“I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters.”
“I think every young actor in Los Angeles went up for that role. It was between Frankie Muniz and me, and he pulled out, so I got the role.”
“Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.”

Source : Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

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