Dorothy Corkille Briggs Quotes
The attitudes of others toward a child's capacities are far more important than his possession of particular traits. The fact of any handicap is not nearly so vital as the reactions toward it of those around him.Dorothy Corkille Briggs
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Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimbledon, because he had to sign the cards. You know, you had these cases in the '70s of women who were mayors who couldn't get credit unless their husbands signed for them.
Gail Collins -
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
W. Clement Stone -
I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
Gavin Andresen -
Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.
Earl Butz -
I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.
Rakul Preet Singh -
I'd always gone to the theater as a child every month to see whatever was on. I think that's where the passion for it came from.
Sam Heughan
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It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
Fannie Hurst -
Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
Maimonides -
Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
Yao Ming -
Parenting is tough.
Kate Middleton -
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
Octavia Spencer -
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
Yusef Komunyakaa
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I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
Orson Welles -
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
Oscar Wilde -
I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
Kate Middleton -
I have struggled all my life with my stuttering. Not to mention all my other speech impediments. I think I have every language disorder known to speech pathologists.
Kate Forsyth -
All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
Jack Kerouac -
Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us.
Ed O'Brien Radiohead
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Those of us lucky enough to fall in love with Asia know that it's an affair that's as long as it is resonant.
Hanya Yanagihara -
I say, thirteen is too many dogs for good mental health. Five is pretty much the limit. More than five dogs and you forfeit your right to call yourself entirely sane. Even if the dogs are small.
E. Lockhart -
To be a biographer is a somewhat peculiar endeavor. It seems to me it requires not only the tact, patience, and thoroughness of a scholar but the stamina of a horse.
Nancy Milford -
I have never looked at a child and been so angry that I flipped out.
Katee Sackhoff -
It's easier to shape a child than to repair an adult.
Tony Evans -
The attitudes of others toward a child's capacities are far more important than his possession of particular traits. The fact of any handicap is not nearly so vital as the reactions toward it of those around him.
Dorothy Corkille Briggs