“My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work hard for the necessities in life knowing that money does not make you better or more important than anyone else. So, extravagance has been bred out of my DNA.” MeanDoeHas BeensImportantHardParentKnowingShareHard WorkTomorrowSurvivedGreedyDnaGreat DepressionExtravagance Author:David Suzuki
“Whenever I read a poem that moves me, I know I'm not alone in the world. I feel a connection to the person who wrote it, knowing that he or she has gone through something similar to what I've experienced, or felt something like what I have felt. And their poem gives me hope and courage, because I know that they survived, that their life force was strong enough to turn experience into words and shape it into meaning and then bring it toward me to share.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsPersonsEnoughMovingTurnsStrongForceFeltGoneKnowingShareShapesConnectionsGive MeSurvivedNot AloneStrong Enough Author:Gregory Orr
“We marry to grow up, to escape our parents and to inherit our share of the world, not knowing who we are and who we will become, so it is left to marriage to make it clear which ones of us are growing in the same directions and which are ships meant to have passed in the night.” WorldNightLeftGrowsParentMarriageGrowing UpKnowingClearGrowingShareShipsWho We AreNot Knowing Book:Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others Source: Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others
“That myth--that image of the madonna-mother--has disabled us from knowing that, just as men are more than fathers, women are morethan mothers. It has kept us from hearing their voices when they try to tell us their aspirations . . . kept us from believing that they share with men the desire for achievement, mastery, competence--the desire to do something for themselves.” MenTryingBelieveMotherDesireFatherVoiceKnowingShareAchievementHearingMythAspirationMasteryCompetenceDisabled Author:Lillian B. Rubin
“We shared. Parents. Home. Pets. Celebrations. Catastrophes. Secrets. And the threads of our experience became so interwoven that we are linked. I can never be utterly lonely, knowing you share the planet.” I CanHomeParentSecretKnowingSharePlanetsLonelyPetCelebrationThreadCatastropheLinkedSiblingParents Home Author:Pam Brown
“You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can't wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement.” LoveDreamHappensWaitingGoalKnowingWonderfulShareDisappointmentExcitementThrownReggaeHope For The FutureFuture Dreams Author:Bob Marley
“That's the great thing about today, having smartphones to stay in touch and share experiences. Knowing that whilst there may be thousands of miles between you, it's almost like they're there. That's the coolest thing, and that's how I stay in touch with the people that are important to me.” PeopleMayImportantTodayKnowingShareMilesGreat ThingsSmartphones Author:Lewis Hamilton
“Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a female can enjoy. A father shares in that experience, knowing that he caused it to happen.” HappensFatherEnjoyKnowingShareBabyFemaleRewarding Experiences Author:Jayne Mansfield
“I've always enjoyed taking pre-existing sound, songs I like, songs I want to share, and manipulating them and trying to do my own version. So just knowing there's that potential for that thing out there that I haven't discovered yet, really gets me motivated every day.” WantTryingSongSoundMy OwnKnowingShareHavensVersionsEnjoyedMotivated Author:Girl Talk
“"Marginalized others" have access to other ways of knowing, and therefore to deeper, more authentic truths about human reality. They can share that knowledge by speaking about their lived experience while in a safe space. But to provide this kind of safety, members of privileged groups, i.e. white, able-bodied, cis-gendered middle class men, must keep quiet.” MenWayHumansKindRealityAbleSpaceWhiteClassKnowingGroupsShareMiddleQuietSafeMembersSafetyDeeperAccessMiddle ClassPrivilegedMarginalizedSafe Space Author:Christina Hoff Sommers