"The stress that they're under is absolutely extreme. Indefinite detention. Not knowing when you're going to get out. The threat of being sent back to a country that you fear you're going to be murdered or tortured upon return. I mean, this is the most extreme form of stress you can possibly conjure up. And our country is doing this to these people."

-- Patrick McGorry

#Leadership Quotes #Country Quotes #Stress Quotes

“A message in a bottle is one of the most intriguing things that you can find, the circumstance and method of delivery forever hidden but just the message sitting there, enigmatic, to decode.”
“I'm not at all interested in painting the object just as it is in nature. Certainly I'm much more interested in the mood of a thing than the truth of a thing.”
“To be obsessed by God is to have an effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy.”
“My philosophy in life... is to prove myself to myself and not to others. I tried to teach my children that, that I have to respect myself, to prove to myself that I can do the best I can.”
“There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Frances. 'Did he scratch you?' said Mother. 'No,' said Frances. 'Then he is a friendly tiger,' said Father. 'He will not hurt you. Go back to sleep.”
“I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment.”
“Life is taking you somewhere, listen to the messages, they will repeat until you follow their call.”
“Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird.”

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