"Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be celebrated. Only when all of our weaknesses are accepted as part of our humanity can our negative, broken self-images be transformed."

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Source : Jean Vanier (2008). “Becoming Human”, p.26, Paulist Press

Jean Vanier

#Children Quotes #Self Quotes #Broken Quotes

“I've been a weirdo since I was a kid.”
“I feel like my first conversation with someone, I really get a good feeling about who that person is and mainly about how open they are.”

Source : "Elisabeth Shue Talks Lingerie With AM". Interview with Teena Apeles, www.askmen.com. April 2, 2010.
“Only as an individual can man become a philosopher.”
“If you're offended by any word in any language, it's probably because your parents were unfit to raise a child.”

Source : "Before Turning the Gun on Himself". Comedy album by Doug Stanhope, 2012.
“I adore [my son]. I wouldn't trade him in for a Pulitzer - unless someone actually offered that as an option.”
“Science can give us knowledge, but it cannot give us wisdom. Nor can religion, until it puts aside nonsense and distraction and becomes itself again.”
“We all deal with being unfairly judged.”
“If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.”

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