"Our society on a whole is trained to……" — Victoria Moran
"Our society on a whole is trained to see young women. There are proportionally far more of them on magazine covers, on TV, and in films than int the actual population. As a result, we have a citizenry taught to see the young and ignore the not-so-young. It isn’t conscious; it’s Pavlovian. (13)"
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66 Quotes by Victoria Moran
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Your mission isn't a project to check off your list. It's a commitment to which to dedicate your life.
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It's probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are.…
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I think most of us look at personal delights as somewhere between minimally important and borderline immoral. We like them,…
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In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this…
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Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke.
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Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit.
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Home is the place where you are most thoroughly yourself, with no pretenses.
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