Charles L. Whitfield Quotes
From the recovery experience of hundreds of thousands of people, we know that there is an effective way out of this constricting and binding effect of shame: to tell the story of our suffering to safe and supportive others.
Quotes to Explore
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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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Throughout U.S. history, national crises have been used to suspend constitutional protections and attack basic rights. After the Civil War, with the nation in crisis, the promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed slaves was promptly betrayed.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
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Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what my style is, I'm really not that sure.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certainly wouldn't ride like that; you just have to be careful. I can understand going down the outside of traffic, but you should obey the rules of the road because we're all road users.
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I dream about doing a film about once a week.
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I love being photographed, I love the ramp.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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I like heels and make-up.
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The 'Kickin' It' set is so much fun, I find myself in a new adventure every week. I work with an amazing cast and crew.
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I do not speak through my characters; it's not a ventriloquist act.
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The government will always tell you that it wants low inflation. The real issue is the horizon over which to bring inflation down.
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The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.
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You know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.'
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If you should put a knife into a French girl's learning it would explode and blow away like an omelette soufflee.
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We're storytellers - and if the story is told well, you go with the form.
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Parents need to be more accepting of who their kids are and less concerned about what society thinks they need to be.
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Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a long time.
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From the recovery experience of hundreds of thousands of people, we know that there is an effective way out of this constricting and binding effect of shame: to tell the story of our suffering to safe and supportive others.
