"The colicky baby who becomes calm, the quiet infant who throws temper tantrums at two, the wild child at four who becomes seriousand studious at six all seem to surprise their parents. It is difficult to let go of one's image of a child, say goodbye to the child a parent knows, and get accustomed to this slightly new child inhabiting the known child's body."

-- Ellen Galinsky

#Letting Go Quotes #Goodbye Quotes #Baby Quotes

“We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.”
“He who knows does not feel wonder. It could not be said that God experiences wonder, for God knows in the most absolute and perfect way.”
“It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.”
“I enjoy it all: performIng, doing TV, movies, comedy, drama, stand-up, animation voicework, singing, but you get that instant gratification from stand-up because it's your own commentary and you get to see the reaction from the audience that's right there in front of you. I also love coming up with characters and watching people embrace them and enjoy them.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“I didn't go up to the plate thinking, 'OK, my goal now is to get a hit'-I tried not to think about [the streak].”
“Every time you drink an inferior bottle, it is as if you took a fine bottle and smashed it against a wall.Â You can't get that bottle back!”
“Sensations are the great things, after all. Should you ever be drowned or hung, be sure and make a note of your sensations; they will be worth to you ten guineas a sheet.”
“The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been literally the most blood thirsty brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie, is that it represents civilization.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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