"'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop.' This is the dream of the African girl."

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Source : "Unlock the Intelligence, Passion, Greatness of Girls". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2012.

Leymah Gbowee

#Girl Quotes #Dream Quotes #Children Quotes

“And of course there's so much music in and around our family. I had a piano during Christmas because it's obviously useful through the season. There are so many people, songwriters, who are around.”
“A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.”
“All art is based on non-conformity.”
“I am overcome by a feeling of complete detachment. I am a mere object to these people. I am barely human any more.”
“Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.”

Source : 'Psyche' (1675) act 3
“I write short stories. They may appear big in size, but when you consider it, they're four or five novels in one. ... In return for picking up one of my books, I'm trying to give them value for their money. ... the goal of writing any book is to create the illusion that what you are reading is reality and you're part of it.”

Source : Interview with Don Swaim of CBS Radio, 1986.
“He that is rich is wise, And all men learned poverty despise.”

Source : Daniel Defoe (1840). “A System of Magic”, p.19
“With time and thought, one can do a good job.”

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