"The mere suggestion that not speaking for a……" — Stella Young
"The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the experience of disability, particularly those whose impairments prohibit them from communicating verbally, is insensitive at best."
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41 Quotes by Stella Young
Stella Young has 41 quotes on this site.
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We’ve been sold this lie that disability makes you exceptional and it honestly doesn’t. … I want to live in…
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No amount of smiling at a flight of stairs has ever made it turn into a ramp,
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Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.
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In case I get hit by a bus tomorrow, I want to make something clear - I am not a…
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I've been an atheist ever since I heard there was only a stairway to heaven
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I dance as a political statement, because disabled bodies are inherently political, but I mostly dance for all the same…
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I grew up in a very small country town in Victoria. I had a very normal, low-key kind of upbringing.…
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I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong,…
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Most disability charity hinges on that notion - that you need to send your money in quick before all these…
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Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with…
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It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by…
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Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine.
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More Appreciation Quotes
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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
— Mary Kay Ash
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Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working…
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There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
— Mary Kay Ash
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All I know is that history repeats itself and people are going to want to experience the world. But I…
— John Baldacci
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete…
— Douglas Adams
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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
— Jacques Barzun
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In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty…
— Jacques Barzun
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
— Melody Beattie
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
— Melody Beattie
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.
— Martha Beck
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When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.
— Martha Beck
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The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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