"I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy."

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Jessica Valenti

#Lying Quotes #Parenting Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I don't have the confidence to pull off a moustache.”
“you must not use wood to put out the fire.”
“The problem is we think we exist.”
“Some people are oil and water.”

Source : John Christopher (2013). “The Pool of Fire”, p.66, Simon and Schuster
“Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.”
“Memory is, first, a captivating mystery.”
“Certain names always awake certain prejudices.”
“Passion is the engagement of our soul with something beyond us, something that helps us put up with or fight against insurmountable odds, even at high risks, because it is all worth it.”

Source : Janet O. Hagberg (2002). “Real Power: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations, Third Edition”, p.300, Sheffield Publishing

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