Maternalism Paternalism Quotes & Sayings

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested in telling about it. — Gertrude Stein

If, when reading and walking at the same time, he bumped into a lamppost, he would apologize and check that the lamppost was unhurt. — Katherine Rundell

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful. — Helen Keller

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

I'm not some random guy you just met. I'm not someone who doesn't know that what's at the core of you is worth working at, breaking through those walls for."
Oh my God.
"People don't get second chances often, Sasha, but we got one, and I'm not going to let that pass us by."
"A second chance?" I repeated dumbly. "For us?"
"That's what I'm thinking."
Stunned, I was quiet for a moment. "What if I don't want a second chance?"
He laughed. "Oh, you want a second chance. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

How do you unlove somebody? — Kathleen Fuller

This is the time to make those hard decisions and let things go. Ask yourself, "Is this item part of my past or my future?" If it's sentimental, take a picture and let it go! Save the memory in a picture, but not on your shelf. — Marcia Ramsland

One of the main functions of organized religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God. — C. G. Jung

All I knew that night was that I believed in something and couldn't express it, while your team believed in nothing but knew how to say it - in other men's words. — Mary McCarthy

I asked him what it was like to have a dad. He said he didn't think it mattered who you had as long as you had somebody good. — Cath Crowley

Deep blackness waits outside;
a veiled inferno it attempts to hide.
We see no more than dark clouds growing,
but set inside, a fire is glowing. — Craig Froman

Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves. — Laurence Sterne

I wonder. If I had you wear that mask today, Anne, would you find the courage to tell me what is troubling you?"
Anne would very much have liked to confide in her father, but where in the world would she begin?
He leaned over and whispered in her ear. "I will tell you a secret, my dear. All of my children are shy. They have simply learned the art of wearing masks. — Lena Coakley

Something has to matter. Otherwise, a person's life will be miserable and empty. — Tim Sandlin

We'll have, by the end of 2013, 30 local language editions of Forbes, many of those are pioneers in the markets they serve with Forbes. We launched recently in Thailand and Vietnam, and we're in China and Korea and all around Latin America. — Michael Perlis