Where We Come famous quotes

And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.
-- Alan Rickman

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It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.
-- Benjamin Carson

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Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection.
-- Brené Brown

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Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from.
-- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Aw, where we come from the Anti-Life Equation is one of many others--almost as awesome!! But they merely exist!!
-- Jack Kirby

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In our own, theatre can be the place where we come together, reaching with and through stories, to who we are and to who we can be.
-- Juliet Stevenson

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When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who’s broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we don’t know where we come from … we don’t know where we are.
-- Laurie Anderson

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No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, and it's always best not to do this alone!
-- Madeleine Peyroux

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We go forward with our heads held high, but look back and remember where we come from.
-- Michael Hudson

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Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it.
-- Sara Sheridan

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Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there.
-- Stephen Chbosky

#Life #Where We Come #Stills

What we have in life that we can count on is who we are and where we come from, she thought absently. For better or worse, that is what we have to sustain us in our endevors, to buttress us in our darker moments, and to remind us of our identity. Without those things, we are adrift.
-- Terry Brooks

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It is important that we know where we come from, because if you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.
-- Terry Pratchett

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