"A friend of mine was married to an assistant church pastor who regularly beat her up. He was smart ?- he'd do it in a way that the bruises didn't show. For the longest time, she dealt with it. Who would believe the minister was a wife beater?! Meanwhile, my friend ? - An attorney! ? - Suffered in silence."

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Carolyn Maloney

#Smart Quotes #Believe Quotes #Wife Quotes

“I used to try and take things in leaps and bounds. Now I've realized it's got to be step by step.”
“My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world.”

Source : Joseph Rotblat, Daisaku Ikeda (2007). “A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat”, p.134, I.B.Tauris
“As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someone to implement.”

Source : Interview with Erin Malone, October 27, 2002.
“Love is hearing my son laugh.”
“The laws of God given to mankind are embodied in the gospel plan, and the Church of Jesus Christ is made responsible for teaching these laws to the world.”
“I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.”
“Being an atheist makes someone a clearer thinking, fairer person. They [atheists] are not doing things to be rewarded in heaven; they're doing things because they're right, because they live by a moral code.”
“Ive been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.”

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