"The stigmatized individual is asked to act so as to imply neither that his burden is heavy nor that bearing it has made him different from us; at the same time he must keep himself at that remove from us which assures our painlessly being able to confirm this belief about him. Put differently, he is advised to reciprocate naturally with an acceptance of himself and us, an acceptance of him that we have not quite extended to him in the first place. A PHANTOM ACCEPTANCE is thus allowed to provide the base for a PHANTOM NORMALCY."

-- Erving Goffman

#Acceptance Quotes #Able Quotes #Phantoms Quotes

“Men who accomplish great things in the industrial world are the ones who have faith in the money producing power of ideas.”
“To almost die is to know that one day you will, and to never again feel the same about anything.”

Source : Patricia Cornwell (2010). “The Body Farm: Scarpetta 5”, p.169, Simon and Schuster
“I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.”
“I feel sorry for people of good heart who have never had a chance to learn the realities of Native American everything - not just our history but the sweetness and the beauty and the reasons why were so close to Mother Earth.”

Source : "The Fierce, Childlike Creativity of Buffy Sainte-Marie". Interview with Jacob Blickenstaff, www.motherjones.com. July 9, 2015.
“I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive.”
“I enjoy life. I always enjoy jokes.”
“No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Jan 19, 2017
“Relief work does not consist entirely in wearisome appeals ... it has its moments of enchantment, its adventures, its unexpected vistas into new worlds”

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