"English children have lost their innocence, for their first lessons have been in the exploitation of their adult slave."

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Germaine Greer

#Children Quotes #Adults Quotes #Lessons Quotes

“They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Pause and remember - You will have a lot more time and energy to spend on yourself when you stop worrying and wasting time on how others need to change.”
“Donâ€™t let yourself be. Find something new to try, something to change. Count how often it succeeds and how often it doesnâ€™t. Write about it. Ask a patient or a colleague what they think about it. See if you can keep the conversation going.”
“Seeing is in some respect an art, which must be learnt.”

Source : William Herschel (2013). “The Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel”, p.33, Cambridge University Press
“Change really isn't as hard as we thought if we capture people's interest and give them enjoyable, worthwhile experiences.”
“It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that instead of searching for 'God's will for my life' each of us would learn to seek hard after 'the Spirit's leading in my life today.' May we learn to pray for an open and willing heart, to surrender to the Spirit's leading with that friend, child, spouse, circumstance, or decision in our lives right now.”
“If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya.”
“A man of quality is never threatened by a woman of equality.”

Source : Jill Briscoe (2012). “Out of the Storm and into God’s Arms: Shelter in Turbulent Times”, p.177, CLC Publications

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