"Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster."

-- Agnes Smedley

#Family Quotes #Mother Quotes #Father Quotes

“There will be no support in the island of Ireland for building a nuclear power station.”
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.”
“There is no depth to education without art.”

Source : Amiri Baraka (2009). “Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music”, p.108, Univ of California Press
“We're going to reverse a trend that is killing most families in this country, and that is they're having to go in their pocket for more and more money for health care every year.”
“I look back now and realize that the gift of a true friend is that she sees you not the way you see yourself or the way others see you. A true friend sees you for who you are and who you can become.”

Source : Robin Jones Gunn (2009). “Sisterchicks Say Ooh La La!”, p.21, Multnomah
“People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.”
“I get no pleasure from politics; its not in my character.”
“Time is a game played beautifully by children.”

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