"I had a very rough childhood and not a happy one and by age 15 I was an old person in many ways. I knew that I had to take care of myself, I um and I always did."

-- Isabel Allende

#Childhood Quotes #Age Quotes #Care Quotes

“Obviously, all of us have been influenced by those around us.”

Source : Tom G. Palmer (2009). “Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice”, p.35, Cato Institute
“Self-preservation, nature's first great law, all the creatures, except man, doth awe.”
“I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli.”

Source : "Sex, Drugs, and Drag". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.vanityfair.com. March 3, 2011.
“I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing.”
“Great minds do indeed react on the society which has made them what they are; but they only pay with interest what they have received.”
“Anyway, since when are you shy? Just talk to him already!' ' 'And say what? Nice fiddling, handsome man?' 'Absolutely.”
“I will allow only my Lord to possess my sacred lotus pond, and every night you can make blossom in me flowers of fire.”
“Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.”

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