"I think normative or binary lenses for seeing bodies often crush or delegitimize other felt physical experiences of being and desiring. I've found that such inadequate ways of understanding bodies can be - but aren't always - based on biological perspectives."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Jenny Johnson

#Crush Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Perspective Quotes

“Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I don't care to make.”
“I can only be myself, I'm sorry that's hell for you.”

Source : Song: Nothing New, Album: Autobiography, 2004
“I am inspired by working professionals who find lots of time for family and friends. It is easy to get caught up in a career, and I personally aspire to maintain strong connections with the people who matter most to me.”
“Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.”
“I don't worry about gaining weight. I'm fortunate in that I've never had to worry about that. Some people eat when they are stressed. I don't eat enough.”
“I ain't never liked violence.”
“Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities.”

Source : Harriet Ann Jacobs (2006). “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl - Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.234, Prestwick House Inc
“When you're doing a film, it's your film and it's, you know, your blood and - is in it along with everybody else's, and it's the greatest picture ever made when you're shooting it. It's only after the critics and then the public say you were wrong that you realize that you were wrong.”

Source : "Richard Zanuck: 'Chocolate Factory' and Beyond". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. July 11, 2005.

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