"We teach girls shame; close your legs, cover yourself, we make them feel as though by being born female they're already guilty of something."

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Source : "We should all be feminists". TED Talks, www.ted.com. December 2012.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#Girl Quotes #Female Quotes #Legs Quotes

“How it's Done is a richly woven tale of a young woman who discovers what it really means to be an adult. This story, told with honesty and heart, held me in my seat to the very end. I have discovered a new favorite writer in Christine MacLean.”
“People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.”

Source : "Still voice, distant life" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2002.
“Ambitious and thought-provoking, Higher Education in America represents an informed and informative addition to ongoing debates at the national, state, and institutional levels about the aims higher education ought to aspire to and how best to achieve them.”
“Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.”

Source : Andy Stanley (2012). “Visioneering: Your Guide for Discovering and Maintaining Personal Vision”, p.51, Multnomah
“Ive obviously got one of those faces that people can forget.”
“So what I did was stuff my face with anything around, any old rubbish, burgers, chocolate, crisps, fish and chips, loads of it, till I felt sick - but at least I'd had the pleasure of stuffing my face and feeling really full.”

Source : John Prescott (2008). “Prezza: My Story: Pulling No Punches”
“If you own a rug you own too much.”
“Whatever you say it is, is simply what YOU SAY it is.”

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