#opt

I was raised by my great-great aunt. I was adopted within our family. My mother had me when she was, I think, 15, 16. They tried to get her to have an abortion and she refused. So, my 'mama' adopted me, which was really her great aunt, which was really my great-great aunt, who was named Viola Dickerson. I was told that my mother was my sister. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#adopted #aunt #family #get #great

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. ↗

— Rita Dove

#am #arts #comes #federal #federal funding

My optimism for life carried through my work. ↗

— John Dyer

#life #optimism #through #work

Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life. Give it a try and you'll see the world from another perspective. ↗

— Thea Kristine May

#inspirational-quotes #life #life-and-living #life-lessons #optimism

I see the player piano as the grandfather of the computer, the ancestor of the entire nightmare we live in, the birth of the binary world where there is no option other than yes or no and where there is no refuge. ↗

— William Gaddis

#birth #computer #entire #grandfather #i

My grandmother got approved right before the law changed, so naturally she got grandfathered in. In related news, but completely unrelated, I was adopted.
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— Jarod Kintz

#adoption #family #grandfathered #grandma #law

It is vital that we communicate to seniors their options regarding prescription drug assistance. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

#communicate #options #prescription #regarding #seniors

With my time in the limelight, I regret that I didn't use it more to push vegetarianism. I support vegetarian options in the school lunch program. ↗

— Bernhard Goetz

#limelight #lunch #more #my time #options

Dr. Suess said: 'Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened..' I tell my dates: 'Don't cry because it happened, smile because it's over ↗

— Josh Stern

#crying #dr-seuss #experience #happiness #joy

I don't think I've been too optimistic. The government believes the contraction will be around 1.5 per cent, as the central bank said. However, we're waiting to see the Commission estimate. ↗

— Luis de Guindos

#bank #been #believes #cent #central