"Once you learn to discern the voice of Mother Culture humming in the background, telling her story over and over again to the people of your culture, youâ€™ll never stop being conscious of it. Wherever you go for the rest of your life, youâ€™ll be tempted to say to the people around you, â€œhow can you listen to this stuff and not recognize it for what it is?"

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Source : Daniel Quinn (2009). “Ishmael: A Novel”, p.37, Bantam

Daniel Quinn

#Life Quotes #Mother Quotes #Learning Quotes

“It's appalling that there have to be movements organized to give human beings the right to be human beings in the eyes of other human beings.”
“I have led the way for moving women from traditional roles to strategic positions and inspired girls and women throughout Africa to seek leadership positions.”
“Christianity is based on a book. It centers in a Person. It expresses itself in a message. It authenticates itself in an experience.”
“When I write, my brain moves faster than my hands so I'm always trying to picture things.”
“You can't have pride without humility. Aggression without tolerance. Strength without compassion. Power without restraint.”

Source : D.J. MacHale (2009). “The Soldiers of Halla”, p.188, Simon and Schuster
“Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night you were born.”
“No person knows your body better than you. The world's most sophisticated and sensitive diagnostic apparatus is your own body's feelings.”

Source : "Helping People Doctor Themselves". Interview with Richard A. Passwater, wholefoodsmagazine.com. January 18, 2013.
“The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.”

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