"~Before you have kids, when you're on a plane and there's a screaming kid, all you can think is, Give me earplugs! As soon as I became a mom, though, I got it. You find yourself asking, 'What can I do? You want me to hold him?' Because you think about the time your kids was screaming, and there was the one parent who looked at you and smiled. And that compassion was everything.~"

-- Mariska Hargitay

#Mom Quotes #Kids Quotes #Parenting Quotes

“Actions have consequences. Ignorance about the nature of those actions does not free a person from responsibility for the consequences. (28)”
“...if we all turned down the thermostat in our house by just one degree, we would save over Â£650 million worth of energy and nearly nine million tonnes of carbon emissions every year. That would be the equivalent of taking three million cars off our roads...we can bring about a Green Consumer Revolution in this country to improve our lives, enrich our economy and protect our environment.”
“A lot of the reason my look is the way it is, is because it's really easy to put on a sundress every night if I have to perform - or just wear jeans every day and a flannel or something.”
“I don't want to be a celebrity athlete. When you are, there's this pressure on you. It's like you have this halo over your head and have to walk on eggshells. That's not for me. All that glamour builds up a false sense of ego. It's not needed. I'm already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.”
“Sometimes when you're trying to do a record too close to home, you can get really distracted.”
“Never say never, dear. You might be surprised at what you can do, should circumstances dictate”
“No mature style of art in any culture has ever been simple. In certain cultures, an overall symmetry may conceal the complexity of the work at first glance.”
“I donâ€™t want to make the same mistakes Iâ€™ve made before. I want to be free. I want to be with you. We will be together. I believe I will have less to live for, if I am not with you.”

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