Quotes of Mary Catherine Bateson

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The family is changing not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.

- Mary Catherine Bateson

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“ At one time or another we are all called to leave the safety of our homes, the certainty of what we know, the illusions of who we are. Not everyone will heed this call, of course. And those who do will risk losing themselves completely. But if we choose to ignore the invitation, we risk never knowing who we might have become. We risk dying without knowing what it is to live. ”

- Thomas Lloyd Qualls

“ Anything I ever did for a person was out of love, nobody can ever finesse me. ”

- Genereux Philip

“ Motorbike Poem by Malay Roy Choudhury I am on motorbike yezdi yamaha when flanked by horizon gallop backwards through sand blizzard tinsel clouds explode at my feet without helmet and speedsplit air at eighty in midsummer simoon each soundcart recedes onrushing lorries flee in a flash No time to brood but Yes accident expected anytime may even turn into a junkheap in a droughtnursed field. Translation of Bengali original 'Motor Cycle ”

- Malay Roychoudhury

“ Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good. ”

- P.C. Cast

“ Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ I want to stand in front Allah proud of how well I treated back in dunya. ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ We will either find a way, or make one. ”

- Hannibal

“ Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ Spend the afternoon, you can't take it with you. ”

- Annie Dillard

“ As powerful as your genetic combination is in determining the outcome of your life, your decisions are more powerful. You will ultimately look like your decisions. ”

- Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“ Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. ”

- Anonymous

“ If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ I do love nothing in the world so well as you is not that strange? ”

- William Shakespeare

“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ You are successful in my book if you do what you love for a living; you do not owe money to anyone; you have a place what you call home; you have a wife/husband, a girlfriend/boyfriend, or a partner who loves and respects you; and most importantly, you are surrounded by friends and loved ones who stand by you in good and bad days. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ A blooming relationship even if it’s someone else’s, makes me so happy and reinstates my faith in love... ”

- Nitya Prakash