“It doesnt hurt to repeat here the statement, still rejected by many people in spite of its obviousness, that education is a political act.” PeopleStillsPoliticalHurtSocietyStatementsRepeatsSpiteRejectedObviousness Book:Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those who Dare Teach Source: Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those who Dare Teach
“One of my obsessions in life is that we have the tools to manufacture moments and real things, but it's overwhelming and there's a lot of fear and you think maybe you'll be rejected or embarrassed or somehow hurt emotionally. So we don't do the things we know we can do, but we can make people feel better and make people happier with compliments or just being positive and that sort of thing and sending it their way.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFeelsRealMomentsLife IsCan DoHurtToolsObsessionComplimentOverwhelmingJust BeingFeel BetterRejectedEmbarrassedReal ThingsBeing PositiveMake People Feel Better Author:Pete Holmes
“I write most of my stuff. When I'm rejected in music, it hurts worse than when I don't get a role, because that's someone else's vision. If they don't see me as that part, even if I believe I'm the perfect person for it, that's their vision. The music is my vision.” IfsWritingBelievePersonsI BelieveStuffHurtPerfectVisionRolesMusic IsRejectedIt HurtsPerfect Person Author:Taryn Manning
“Everybody knew about the bulimia in the family. And they all blamed the failure of the marriage on the bulimia and it's taken them time to think differently. I said I was rejected, I didn't think I was good enough for this family, so I took it out on myself. I could have gone to alcohol. I could have been anorexic. I chose to hurt myself instead of hurting all of you.” ThinkingEnoughHurtTakenAlcoholGood EnoughRejectedTime To ThinkBulimia Author:Princess Diana