"Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you."

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Source : Scarlett Thomas (2009). “PopCo”, p.97, Canongate Books

Scarlett Thomas

#Sometimes Quotes #Grownups Quotes

“Growing up, I didn't know my parents were famous. I just thought they knew everybody. Everyone was always saying, 'Hi, Billy,' 'Hi, Christie.' I thought they were just popular.”
“Do not be vexed with those who show pride, or malice, effeminacy, and impatience in their intercourse with you, or others, but , remembering that you yourself are subject to the same and greater sins and passions, pray for them and be meek with them.”
“Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine...”

Source : Jennifer Donnelly (2015). “Revolution”, p.27, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Once we affirm the goal of trying to make sure that you don't have jihadis infiltrating terrorist flows, we need to make sure we're doing it in a thoughtful way that's thinking about the 10 and 15 and 20 years long battle we're going to have against jihadists.”

Source : Source: abcnews.go.com
“My mom is great and I make sure that we pray together before every race. She helps me put everything in perspective and remind me of the real reason I run.”
“Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.”

Source : Maria Mitchell (1896). “Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals”
“I am by no means alone within the family or the company in being ashamed and sickened by Roger Ailesâ€™s horrendous and sustained disregard of the journalistic standards that News Corporation, its founder and every other global media business aspires to,”

Source : "Fox hunt: cracks in Murdoch dynasty as TV news chief finds himself in firing line" by Andrew Clark and James Robinson, www.theguardian.com. January 15, 2010.
“My father loved people, children and pets.”

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