"You can't state difference and also state equality. We have to state sameness to understand equality."

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Zadie Smith

#Differences Quotes #States Quotes #Sameness Quotes

“Yes I'm grown and sexy, and I'm worth the wait. Girls act like I'm the only dude on earth to date.”
“Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom and I will show you the making of a dramatist.”
“I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.”
“I pray that we will treat each and every one of our Heavenly Father's children lovingly, tenderly, and individually, as He would have us treat them. I also pray that we will always be mindful of the power each one of us has to make a difference and to influence the world in which we live.”
“Therefore, we know about God that He loves and shows pity on His creatures, and also that He is the source of wisdom and knows how to govern everything concerning us. Nothing is impossible for Him, but everything is subject to His will. We must also realize that everything He does is for our benefit and we must accept it with thankfulness...as from a benefactor and a good lord even if is troublesome. For everything is done with right judgment, and God, Who is merciful, does not overlook even the smallest sadness that we suffer.”
“Replace perfectionism with persistence. After all, in recovery and life, it's persistence that really pays off. Forget about perfection.”

Source : Jenni Schaefer (2014). “Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too”, p.16, McGraw Hill Professional
“We tiptoed the tops of beaver dams, hopped hummocks, went wading, looked at spring flowers, tried to catcha snake, got lost and found. How fine it was to move at a meandery, child's pace.”
“I have control issues. For sure, no question.”

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