“What happened to me is that as I grew up, I found that I was smart. My mother had insisted on that you see. Oh, but I loved to play ball. I loved the physical aspect. So you have one leg in one field, and one leg in the other and you're nowhere.” PlayMotherFoundHappenedFieldsGrewGrew UpSmartAspectBallsLegs Author:Alexander Lowen
“I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my mother, 'How am I going to make a million dollars?' And she said to me, 'Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.'” IfsBelieveSaidPlayWantedMotherCan DoMillionsSonBallsDollarsYou Can Do ItIf You BelieveMillion DollarsBelieve You Can Author:Chris Gardner
“I don't want to know about the constitution of the rapist--I want to kill him! I don't care if he is white or black, if he is middle-class or poor, if his mother hung him from the clothesline by his balls: I only want to kill him! Any woman who has been raped will agree.” IfsKnowsWantHas BeensCareMotherBlackWhitePoorClassMiddleBallsConstitutionAgreeDon't CareI Don't CareMiddle ClassHungClotheslines Author:Diamanda Galas
“We long for our father. We wear his clothes, and actually try to fill his shoes. . . . We hang on to him, begging him to teach ushow to do whatever is masculine, to throw balls or be in the woods or go see where he works. . . . We want our fathers to protect us from coming too completely under the control of our mothers. . . . We want to be seen with Dad, hanging out with men and doing men things.” MenWantTryingLongMotherFatherTeachDadProtectClothesBallsShoesWoodsHanging OutMasculineOur FatherBeggingDoing Me Author:Frank Pittman