“I don't know why some people have children at all if they know that they can only take a few weeks off work.” Quote by Mem Fox
“There is an overabundance of rational reasons to say no to factory-farmed meat: It is the No. 1 cause of global warming, it systematically forces tens of billions of animals to suffer in ways that would be illegal if they were dogs, it is a decisive factor in the development of swine and avian flus, and so on.” IfsWayReasonWould BeSufferingForceCausesAnimalDogDevelopmentBillionsRationalFactorsMeatGlobal WarmingIllegalFactoriesFluSwineOverabundanceCauses Of Global Warming Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point.” ThinkingCountrySometimesMissingAttraction Author:Mem Fox
“I think that my favourite animal is a baby possum, or a joey. The face of a really little joey is so divine - so, so gorgeous.” ThinkingLittlesFacesAnimalDivineBabyFavouriteGorgeousJoeyPossums Author:Mem Fox
“I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa.” WorldChildrenHomeAustralian Author:Mem Fox
“My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would get above myself.” IfsMotherDifficultPlease Author:Mem Fox
“I made a lot of friends at school, and they were all Africans. I could have felt very different. I didn't feel different, I didn't notice the color of their skin, I didn't notice the color of my skin and I have remembered that all my life.” FeelsMadeDifferentSchoolFeltColorSkinsRememberedLots Of Friends Author:Mem Fox
“My Mother was a very wild Australian woman. When we were in Africa she could kill a snake with one blow from a crow bar, which she kept at the back door.” MotherDoorsBlowBarsSnakesAustralianCrowBack Doors Author:Mem Fox
“You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of it, but you also realise there are some things lacking in your culture.” GivingLooksKindCultureResultsAppreciateShockRealisingLackingOther Cultures Author:Mem Fox
“You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young people. It's the best fun in the world.” PeopleWorldYoungFunLaughingWonderfulTeachingQuietLonelyInteractingWonderful Times Author:Mem Fox
“As an actor, you want as much variety as you can muster up. Otherwise you just keep playing the same chord over and over again.” WantActorsVarietyChordsMuster Author:Michelle Forbes
