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		Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Virginia Satir 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Human beings have a need, generally, to destroy things. The Freudian principle of civilisation is correct. There's always, always a difference between the family image and the reality. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rachel Cusk 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Hugs are helpful, especially when women step out into a mostly male political world. Emotional support, at critical moments, enables women to stay in the race. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Madeleine M. Kunin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Fifty-nine cents. For years, I wore a button - '59 cents.' Many of my colleagues wore it also. The purpose was so that people would come up and ask, 'What does '59 cents' mean?' One could then launch into a discussion about how women working full time in the U.S. earn 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Karen DeCrow 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've had young women come to me and say that before they watched 'Voyager' it didn't really occur to them that they could be successful in a higher position in the field of science; girls going to MIT, girls pursuing astrophysics with a view to a career in NASA. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kate Mulgrew 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Most companies target women as end users, but few are effectively utilizing female employees when it comes to innovating for female consumers. When women are empowered in the design and innovation process, the likelihood of success in the marketplace improves by 144%! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Indra Nooyi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Like leggings, comedies created by women came into vogue in the late 1980s, exploded in the early '90s, went mainstream in the mid-'90s, and were shoved into the back of the closet around 1997. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nell Scovell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?' - it is about finding your place in the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brian Selznick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family. I've promised myself only this: no more Laundromats, no more two-shows-a-night, and no more deadlines. I'll work at my own pace. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jimmy Buffett 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Immanuel Kant 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think the key to working out is for people to think of water - just allow the workouts to fill out the cracks in your lives and seep into wherever you can fit it in. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				LL Cool J 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Virginia Satir