"Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide."

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Source : Barbara Deming (1984). “We Are All Part of One Another: A Barbara Deming Reader”

Barbara Deming

#People Quotes #Mind Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“One of the toughest situations to be in is when you are objectively good at something, but realize that it's making you unhappy and unbalanced.”

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“It's terrifying, that unconditional love you have for a child. I still wonder if she really came from me, from my womb. It's a miracle. I don't understand it. I live it very intensely.”
“I am a hard house freak and I don't care who knows.”

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“It’s wonderful, it’s expressive. It’s a way of using a part of my instrument that I’m comfortable and familiar with. The voice is such a vital part of crafting a character. I’m so pleased that I have the kind of voice that prints well and that people want to hear. I’ve had friends actually say, ‘You know, I was in the kitchen, and the television was on and I heard you.’ I love hearing that there’s something familiar about my sound, and that to some people it’s soothing.”
“Colleges [have] forfeited the responsibilities of in loco parentis and have gone into the pimping and brothel business.”
“Would you not like to be, sittin' on top of the world with your legs hanging free?”
“The best of wages will not compensate for excessively long working hours which undermine heath.”
“When there was a disaster, it used to be that people went to church and all held hands. Now the minute anything happens they run to CNN.”

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