"The colonized is elevated above his jungle status in proportion to his adoption of the mother country's cultural standards."

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Frantz Fanon

#Mother Quotes #Country Quotes #Adoption Quotes

“Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.”

Source : Mary Pipher (2005). “Reviving Ophelia”, p.16, Penguin
“A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.”

Source : Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School Libraries, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 04, 2002.
“When I fell in love it was as though I looked into a mirror for the first time and saw myself.”
“Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock.”
“Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.”
“Self-Control is the very essence of character. To be able to look a man straight in the eye, calmly and deliberately, without the slightest ruffle of temper under extreme provocation, gives a sense of power which nothing else can give. To feel that you are always, not sometimes, master of yourself, gives a dignity and strength to character, buttresses it, supports it on every side, as nothing else can. This is the culmination of thought mastery.”
“I don't care how someone lives or how good their spoken English is. I do all of my interviews on Skype text chat - all that matters is their work.”
“Teens are by nature, experimental learners. There is no real understanding of biology without the lab.”

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