"For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously."

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Joyce Maynard

#Responsibility Quotes #Years Quotes #Pleasers Quotes

“You cannot see the Milky Way in New York City any more ... We risk the loss of our sensual perception. And if you lose those, naturally, you try to compensate by other stimulations, by very loud noises, or by bright lights or drugs.”
“I see [activists] getting really angry that people won't just do what the evidence tells them, and that's not very helpful. You need to actually think why that is.”
“One of the central developments of 19th century mathematics involved a dramatic increase in the standards of mathematical rigor. This was for a variety of reasons, but the short version is that there was a need to be stricter about the standards of proof, because certain familiar modes of reasoning had started to lead people astray, or at least threatened to do so.”
“The kid doesn't chew tobacco, smoke, drink, curse or chase broads. I don't see how he can make it.”
“Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.”
“Youâ€™re a feminist if you go to a Jay Z and BeyoncÃ© concert, and youâ€™re not like, â€˜Mmm, I feel like BeyoncÃ© should get 23 percent less money than Jay Z.'”
“You can't accuse the creator of The Boondocks, ... Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11.”
“Acceptance says, True, this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblinkingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me.”

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