- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that.
- Certain Point
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- Nov 07, 2020
See, at a certain point it becomes cool to be boy crazy. That happens in sixth grade, and it gives you so much social status, particularly in an all-girls school, if you can go up and talk to boys.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many kids who are bullied feel helpless. Sometimes, they think the only thing they can do is hope the problem will go away. But there are things you can do to get some control in the situation and it starts with developing a strategy and a support system.
- Even Worse
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sleeping with your phone in your bedroom is never a good idea, but it's even worse when you're bullied online because it's too tempting to stay up all night trying to 'fix' the situation - which isn't possible anyway.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
- Nov 07, 2020
Why do you all push us around?
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never been what you would call just an integrationist. I know I've been called that... Integrating that bus wouldn't mean more equality. Even when there was segregation, there was plenty of integration in the South, but it was for the benefit and convenience of the white person, not us.
- Causing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was just that kid in the family that you put on the table and watch it dance around, and you're like, 'Oh, look at that hyper kid!'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is never easy to win but it is a lot easier to win when you play well. The key is winning golf tournaments when you are not playing so well. Managing your game is something that I feel that I am still learning to do.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020