"Along with the joy of parenthood, with every child comes a piercing vulnerability. It is at once sublime and terrifying"

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Source : David Sheff (2009). “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction”, p.65, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

David Sheff

#Children Quotes #Joy Quotes #Sublime Quotes

“Any time you risk big you often risk losing big. You can win big but you can also lose big, but you have to be willing to take those risks.”

Source : "Comic-Con: Halle Berry On Shattering Stereotypes, ‘Extant’ & ‘Storm’ Movie". Interview with Dominic Patten, deadline.com. July 8, 2015.
“Every little obstacle-every fall you have-is an opportunity.”
“We hated the Giants. We just hated the uniform.”
“Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.”

Source : Bruce Jenner, Mark Seal (1999). “Finding the Champion Within: A Step-by-Step Plan for Reaching Your Full Potential”, p.132, Simon and Schuster
“There are two versions of math in the lives of many Americans: the strange and boring subject that they encountered in classrooms and an interesting set of ideas that is the math of the world, and is curiously different and surprisingly engaging. Our task is to introduce this second version to today's students, get them excited about math, and prepare them for the future.”

Source : Jo Boaler (2015). “What's Math Got to Do with It?: How Teachers and Parents Can Transform Mathematics Learning and Inspire Success”, p.5, Penguin
“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.”
“The day was so delightful that I wished one could live slowly as one can play music slowly.”
“I see poetry as spiritual medicine.”

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