"Middle-class families know education begins at birth."

-- Geoffrey Canada

#Class Quotes #Birth Quotes #Middle Quotes

“Refugees, especially in their early years, are still caught up in the experience that made them refugees. And they're much more melancholic. They're much more oriented towards the past and towards the country of origin. That can make the process of becoming a part of the new country much more fraught for them.”
“Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty.”
“It's not work, it is more of a passion. It is so much fun and it is really makes you feel great at the end of the day. You feel like you are really after doing something good and you are after accomplishing something. Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.”
“You live and then you die, I thought. It's good to have some good times.”
“Delusive hope still points to distant good.”
“The surroundings householders crave are glorified autobiographies.”
“Try to let go of the idea that you need to do yoga perfectly in order to see its benefits. Rather, let it be a process of waking up to who you really are. If you do this, you will know joy. And that joy will be your gift to a world that very much needs our healing.”
“Once you become an immigrant, the first thing that is taken from you is the opportunity to talk about politics and to talk about yourself as a political being.”

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