Joycelyn Elders You can’t be what you don’t see. I didn’t think about being a doctor. I didn’t even think about being a clerk in a store, I’d never seen a black clerk in a clothing store. – Joycelyn Elders Black Quotes Clerk Quotes Clothing Quotes Doctor Quotes Store Quotes We really need to get over this love affair with the fetus and start worrying about children.
Simon Armitage I once stood in the middle of New York city watching my name go round the electronic zipper sign in Times Square and I felt pretty thrilled, but not quite as thrilled as I felt when I saw my name in the ‘Examiner’ for the first time. – Simon Armitage
Akhmad Kadyrov In 2001-2002, I told the president that the election was supposed to take place when the war was over, at a time when we could return to peaceful life. We agreed upon that. However, I can see now that the election cannot be delayed any longer. – Akhmad Kadyrov
Corinne Bailey Rae My parents got divorced for the same reason that most people’s parents get divorced: the relationship had stopped working. I was about 12 or 13. – Corinne Bailey Rae
Elizabeth Thornton Most of us know when we are about to react emotionally. We can feel it. Often there is a brief warning before the amygdala hijack. For some of us, it is butterflies in the stomach; for some, it is an increased heart rate, and for others, it is a feeling of agitation. – Elizabeth Thornton
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