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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." The adage is true as long as you don't really believe the words. But if your whole upbringing, and everything you have ever been told by parents, teachers and priests, has led you to believe, really believe, utterly and completely, that sinners burn in hell (or some other obnoxious article of doctrine such as that a woman is the property of her husband), it is entirely plausible that words could have a more long-lasting and damaging effect than deeds.”
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“The only realistic view is that a human life arises gradually, which is not much help in making personal decisions or devising public policy.”
Source : George C. Williams (2014). “The Pony Fish's Glow: And Other Clues To Plan And Purpose In Nature”, p.160, Basic Books
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“Hollywood is a challenging place; it's very easy for people to lose their heads. Fortunately, I grew up on it and I think I have a little bit of a head start.”
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“Nothing feeds the center of being so much as creative work.”
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“A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.”
Source : "Increasing STEM Education for Our Nation’s Women" by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2014.
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“The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.”
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“Getting laid off was one of the worst things that ever happened to me. But it led to the best results.”
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“There is nothing that I so greatly admire as purposefulness. I have an enormous respect for people who know exactly what they are doing and where they are going. Such people are compact and integrated. They have clear edges. They give an impression of invulnerability and balance, and I wish I were one of them.”
Source : Louise Dickinson Rich (1963). “The forest years: containing in one volume We took to the woods [and] My neck of the woods”