"What does a woman feel when she is hit? My mother slapped me when I was a child - on two occasions, to the point of pure hysteria; I never liked it. Those who are humiliated in such a way learn to disintegrate â€“ that is, they become once removed from pain. This is the most direct route to psychic ruin."

-- Antonella Gambotto-Burke

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Pain Quotes

“Winning is often simply getting up off the ground one more time than your opponent.”
“Every great scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.”
“Maybe I think you're cute and funny. Maybe I wanna do what bunnies do with you, if you know what I mean.”

Source : Song: You and I, Album: Be OK, 2008
“I think good art, if I could be pretentious enough to say, I think good art deals with the micro to explain the macro.”
“And when I'm on the microphone you best to wear your sweater, Cause I'm cooler than a polar bear's toenails, Oh hell, there he go again.”
“You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul.”
“Hell, yeah! Meeting adjourned!”
“Everybody says women are like water. I think it's because water is the source of life, and it adapts itself to its environment. Like women, water also gives of itself wherever it goes to nurture life....”

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