"I was born to a woman I never knew and raised by another who took in orphans. I do not know my background, my lineage, my biological or cultural heritage. But when I meet someone new, I treat them with respect.... For after all, they could be my people."

-- James A. Michener

#People Quotes #Adoption Quotes #Heritage Quotes

“Thereâ€™s nothing more haunting than the cry of a child that cannot be returned with food â€” the most fundamental expectation of every human being.”
“I sing, I clean house, I write poetry. I cry. And I tell everyone I can, "I Believe in YOU."”

Source : "An Interview With Robin Lim | CNN Woman of The Year". Interview with Polly Armstrong, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap?”
“One cannot have economic growth without security.”
“This is not going to be business as usual. This is business unusual”
“Innate in nearly every artistic nature is a wanton, treacherous penchant for accepting injustice when it creates beauty and showing sympathy for and paying homage to aristocratic privilege.”
“Know this, that he that is a friend to himself, is a friend to all men.”
“In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long after”

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