"On recent events in a New York hotel room: What happened was not just inappropriate, it was more than that, it was a fault; a fault toward my wife, my children, my friends but also a fault toward the French people who placed in me their hope for change."

-- Dominique Strauss-Kahn

#New York Quotes #Children Quotes #Wife Quotes

“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”

Source : Joel Garreau (2005). “Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human”, p.263, Broadway Books
“Education in the light of present-day knowledge and need calls for some spirited and creative innovations both in the substance and the purpose of current pedagogy.”
“Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world.”
“It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.”

Source : Paula Danziger (2006). “There's a Bat in Bunk Five”, p.25, Penguin
“One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did.”

Source : "My family values" by Meg Cabot, www.theguardian.com. November 28, 2008.
“The schools, the courts, the media - all seem determined to erase Christian influence from public life and confine religion to the four walls of the church or home.”
“For me, religion is serious business - a farrago of authoritarian nonsense, misogyny and humble pie, the eternal enemy of human happiness and freedom.”

Source : Katha Pollitt (2007). “Subject to Debate: Sense and Dissents on Women, Politics, and Culture”, p.29, Modern Library
“I have no desire to walk on water," said Siddhartha. "Let the old shramanas satisfy themselves with such skills.”

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