"My dog, Ginger, is jumpy-like me-sensitive to sound and sudden movement. She wasn't that way at first, but not long after we got her, my grandfather told me to stand still outside and hold her leash tight. Then he shot a gun off by our feet, several times. "This is how girls learn to obey," he said, "how to be seen and not heard.""

-- Mira Bartok

#Girl Quotes #Bullying Quotes #Dog Quotes

“Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.”
“As Godâ€™s chosen, blessed sons and daughters, we are expected to attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteedâ€¦unless God steps in.”
“I made a record in 1996 called 'Animal Rights' that was a very difficult, very dark punk-rock record. Of all the records I've made, it's my favorite one. It's also the one that got the worst reviews and sold the worst.”
“With every step I took away from her, the movement at my heart and between my legs grew more defined: I felt like a ventriloquist, locking his protesting dolls in to a trunk.”
“Life expectancy for middle-aged white women has dropped dramatically over the past decade. Researchers didn't understand what was going on and so they were studying it and then very recently they realized it is driven by opioids. Why is that? They say now that it is because women are more likely to see a doctor for pain.”
“Harm no person, animal, plant or mineral.”
“Try to be of some use to others.”
“Get them to sing your song and they will want to know who you are.”

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