"I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl growing up deaf, life for me was like one long episode of 'The Brady Bunch.' Despite whatever barriers were in my way, I imagined myself as Marcia Brady skating down the street saying 'hi' to everyone, whether they knew me or not."

-- Marlee Matlin

#Girl Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #People Quotes

“My object is to mystify and entertain. I wouldn't deceive you for the world.”
“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”
“I learned to play (baseball) on the streets in the Dominican Republic when I was 8 yrs old.”
“What is public for you, Elie [Wiesel], is private for Frank [Moore Cross], and the reverse.”
“Whatever it is, / I cannot understand it, / although gratitude / stubbornly overcomes me / until I'm reduced to tears.”
“Growth always involves the risk of failure.”

Source : Howard Thurman (1963). “Disciplines of the spirit”, Friends United Pr
“Life is two locked boxes, each containing the other's key.”
“If we are to overcome terrorism and violence, we need education. That is the only way we can win.”

Source : "Half the Sky". Book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 8, 2008.

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