"The first world we find ourselves in is a family that is not of our choosing."

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Source : Harriet Goldhor Lerner (1993). “The Dance of Deception: Pretending and Truth-Telling in Women's Lives”, Harpercollins

Harriet Lerner

#Family Quotes #Firsts Quotes #World Quotes

“Some people think it's demeaning to victims if you ever say anything out-loud about sexual abuse of children. I don't know if that's true.”
“Remember; the only way to fight negativity is with positivity. Stay focused on the dreams.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jared Leto from Feb 06, 2014
“He that would earn the Poet's sacred name, Must write for future as for present ages.”

Source : Christopher Pearse Cranch (1844). “Poems”, p.38
“Beauty surrounds us.”
“I was a semi-professional gymnast as a child. I did rhythmic gymnastics, but I sustained an injury and strained all the muscles in my spine.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“A scientist who writes for a grant has to write subpar papers - so that the grant giver will understand what the paper is about.”
“Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and an innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates - through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors - from their high school to the post office, where they mailed off their college applications. And this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall.”
“You had some unexpected help. You had help from God! Essentially, it became a handicap match! Me vs you and God!”

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