Polixeni Papapetrou Quotes

#1. In a sense the physical connectedness that you feel with your children as a mother changes as they become independent.

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#2. Having sex is three times more effective as a pain reflector than a morphine dose.

Jill Shalvis

#3. I wanted to make a body of work that looked at what it felt like to be a boy going through adolescence.

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#4. I think that there comes a point in the life of every young person to break away from the intimacy that they share with their parents. It is not to say that the intimacy is lost, but that it needs to change as children forge an autonomous identity and make their way into the adult world.

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#5. Dude, the bush is ready. Why you still beating around it?"
"I've lived a long time, kid, and I've never heard anyone mutilate the English language quite like you.

Karen Marie Moning

#6. I don't have a show anymore. I don't have a check coming in every week. This is important to me, I got to score a million tonight or it could all be over.

Bob Newhart

#7. We have within ourselves Enough to fill the present day with joy, And overspread the future years with hope.

William Wordsworth

#8. Why would twenty-six-year-old "teenagers" care about political ramifications if their backs are not up against the wall? But if their backs are against the wall they may be plucked to fight in Iraq, and all of sudden they become politicized real quick.

Chuck D

#9. Admiration involves a glorious obliquity of vision.

Max Beerbohm

#10. The beauty of being an Author is, It's your story and you can write what ever you want.

Toni House

#11. I look upon youth in admiration and admire them for their curiosity about the world, their shape shifting, their ideas about the future.

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#12. Will you quit running from me?

Christina Lauren

#13. Sometimes I think that I stay young and in touch with contemporary culture because of my children's interests. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by their talent and vibrancy.

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#14. The fear and anxiety of baring my soul is transcended by the thrill and honor and wonderfulness of being able to touch and affect so many people ... having people look into my mind, my imagination ... into my heart and soul.

Elizabeth Kim

#15. Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization.

Elbert Hubbard

#16. The transition into adulthood is so exciting and remarkable to witness as parent.

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#17. When I see my work in a gallery I often wonder how I got to this point. Sometimes the process of making the work feels like a blur, and I look at the work and wonder how I actually made it.

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#18. I love young people because they are always looking ahead, and older people because they can look back; and both make sense of the world so economically. You can learn so much from the wisdom of the young and the old. I'm just in between!

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