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Humanity cherishes its swaddling clothes; but it shall not grow up unless it can free itself from them. Turning down his mother's… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
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You know what I think we are most afraid of? Not knowing. Not knowing whether its all really worth it. Not knowing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have love in my life, a soul mate u2014u00a0absolutely. When someone asked me why Angie and I don't get married, I… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
One of my best friends growing up was gay. It's never been an issue for me. I think there was a time… — Donald Trump, Jr Copy Share Image
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Being a Negro in America means trying to smile when you want to cry. It means trying to hold on to physical… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
My grandmother's grandparents were slaves. My grandmother Big Mama would tell me about the stories she heard as a child growing up… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
It's amazing being a member of perhaps the last analog generation - being born in the late '40s, growing up in the… — John Larroquette Copy Share Image
What the color is, who the daddy be, who the mama is don’t mean nothin’. We family, carin’ for each other. Family… — Kathleen Grissom Copy Share Image
I trembled to think of a world without stars. No guide for the sailor to trust at see, no jewels to dazzle… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
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I went to public school my whole life, graduated high school with my class. Growing up, I'd go to an audition, my… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
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For me, growing up in Detroit, scarves meant cold weather. But I remember working in a store, and we had some silk… — John Varvatos Copy Share Image
I still grieve for the words unsaid. Something terrible happens when we stop the mouths of the dying before they are dead.… — Faye Moskowitz Copy Share Image
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Any hope that America would finally grow up vanished with the rise of fundamentalist Christianity. Fundamentalism, with its born-again regression, its pink-and-gold… — Florence King Copy Share Image
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I think back to when I was growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1950s, during the [John] McCarthy era, with… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
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