#elf

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I've always wanted to be independent and answer for myself. That probably is the part of me I would class to be feminist. I'd like to have children; marriage I have a bit of an issue with.


Kelly Brook


#answer #bit #children #class #feminist

Unwed white girls who became pregnant in the postwar years were considered psychologically disturbed but treatable, whereas their black counterparts were presumed to be biologically hypersexual and deviant. Historian Rickie Solinger demonstrates that in the 1950s an unwed white girl who became pregnant could go to a maternity home before her pregnancy showed, deliver the baby and give it up for adoption, and return home to her community with no one the wiser. (White parents concocted stories of their daughters being given the opportunity to study for a semester with relatives.) She could then resume the role of the "nice" girl. Unwed pregnant black girls, on the other hand, were barred from maternity homes; they were threatened with jail or termination of welfare; and they were accused of using their sexuality in order to be eligible for larger welfare checks. Politicians regarded unwed pregnant black girls as a societal problem, declaring--as they continue to declare today--that they did not want taxpayers to support black illegitimate babies, and sought to control black female sexuality through sterilization legislation.


Leora Tanenbaum


#double-standard #history #politics #racism #segregation

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.


Maureen O'Hara


#i #joan #myself #saw

I never felt hard done by and never wanted for anything, but I grew up in a wealthy area where I saw people being handed things on a plate. So it made me want to earn some money and be able to buy things for myself.


Holly Valance


#anything #area #being #buy #done

When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his only lasting achievement.


Max Ernst


#self-awareness #self-discovery #self-reflection #art

You know I was curious - I was interested in all kinds of mystery or deeper meanings in the paintings because I myself have not analyzed why they have turned out like this or like that.


H. R. Giger


#because #curious #deeper #i #interested

The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.


George Carlin


#insanity #lies #lying #self-indulgence #truth

How can you protect yourself by carrying a sword if you don’t know how to use it?’ Not me, sir. Other people. They see the sword and don’t attack me,’ said Maladict patiently. Yes, but if they did, lad, you wouldn’t be any good with it,’ said the sergeant. No, sir. I’d probably settle for just ripping their heads off, sir. That’s what I mean by protection, sir. Theirs, not mine. And I’d get hell from the League if I did that, sir.


Terry Pratchett


#self-defense #humor

I can last two months on a good compliment.


Mark Twain


#self-realization #humor

Positive belief in yourself will give you the energy needed to conquer the world and this belief is the power behind all creation.


Stephen Richards


#mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money #motivational #new-age