"There is no gesture more devastating than the back turning away."

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Source : Rachel Simmons (2011). “Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls”, p.3, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Rachel Simmons

#Bullying Quotes #Gestures Quotes

“Acting is a cruel enough business. One minute everyones going Hey! and the next theyre going Who?. You certainly dont need people knowing your private business, especially if you want to come out with your head still attached.”
“There is terrible suffering in our world today. Tragic things happen to good people. God does not cause them, nor does He always prevent them. He does, however, strengthen us and bless us with His peace, through earnest prayer.”
“There are but two future verbs which man may appropriate confidently and without pride: "I shall suffer," and "I shall die.”
“[ Serialism ] is like a sailless ship, driven out to sea by its captain, who has grown tired of its being used only as a pontoon, and who is privately convinced that by subjecting life aboard to the rules of an elaborate protocol, he will prevent the crew from thinking nostalgically either of their home port or of their ultimate destination....”
“People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.”
“Although I never lack the presence and plain image of my own wretched infirmity, yet seeing sin so manifestly abounds in all estates, I am compelled to thunder out the threatenings of God against the obstinate rebels.”
“I supported Obama because of his relationships. A lot of the things he believes in, you would say that it's not in the best interest for someone in my tax bracket, but it's not about that. It's about him making the world better and making it equal and even all around, and that's what I'm supporting when I supported Obama.”
“Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.”

Source : Karl Albrecht (1980). “Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills”, Prentice Hall

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