"It is personal issues that makes me do what I do, for I have been raped more than 50 times by just listening to what women who have confessed and confirmed their love for other women have been through."

-- Zanele Muholi

#Issues Quotes #Listening Quotes #Has Beens Quotes

“A movement that seeks to advance only its own members is going to accomplish little”
“I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you.”

Source : " I always wanted to be a pop star..." by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2002.
“The fact that educated white women automatically assume that we have similar backgrounds annoys me. We don't. I feel like I'm in a certain kind of drag.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Kids need a happy household. They need to be loved and supported in their dreams. And I don't think you can make your kids' dreams your own. They need you to support them in their dreams.”

Source : "Billy Crystal: My family values" by Elaine Lipworth, www.theguardian.com. May 24, 2013.
“I can't get married. I can't fake sleep for 30 years.”
“And do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.”
“Be encouraged to be an encourager. It's a spiritual art that everyone can learn. And mostly you learn by practicing it.”

Source : Jill Briscoe (2009). “Spiritual Arts: Mastering the Disciplines for a Rich Spiritual Life”, p.32, Zondervan
“And thatâ€™s about all any of us can really hope for, to die with our dignity, to die with honor and valor. To die knowing we did everything we could.”

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