Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating.
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STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Being YOUR SELF means being true to who we really are. Man is basically good. This is the fundamenta... JOHN B. BEJO We act as if that being of a man or that being of a woman is actually an internal reality or somethi... 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SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTE Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and l... INGRID NEWKIRK I was suddenly very aware of the fact it was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my fac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The only perspective is to really be there. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When the candles are out all women are fair PLUTARCH Human beings tolerate what they understand they have to tolerate. JANE RULE She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling ropes; she must not switch herself this way... EMILY POST So few grown women like their lives KATHARINE GRAHAM Most women's magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers. GLORIA STEINEM You touch a screen to turn off lights in a room or activate the alarm system. The home owner can als... GEORGE JAMES Women are looking for good father material. He can mention the fact that he knows how to coach Littl... LORI GOTTLIEB A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm EDGAR SALTUS A woman who has no way of expressing herself and of realizing herself as a full human being has noth... ENRIQUETA LONGAUEX-VASQUEZ I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it. SEX AND THE CITY The best happiness a woman can boast is that of being most carefully deceived GEORGE JAMES Ben is a leader out there for us, no question about that. We are kind of following his lead. Being l... BILL COWHER People like to talk a lot about me, about how I have anxiety or social disorders. I'll admit to ... NATE DIAZ When the spirit shines with the flames of morality, there remains no question, confusion or complian... ABHIJIT NASKAR What's the point of being a lesbian if a woman is going to look and act like an imitation man? 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HELENA RUBINSTEIN I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height and intelligence were graces for... JANE RULE My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts to grow. BILL COSBY I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh and you've put up your hair without looki... SHANIA TWAIN You always have this fear in a movie of just being somebody's woman. CHARLIZE THERON We have so many injuries at Woodland it's almost comical. Without it being funny at all. JEFF NESBITT One of the things about being in an environment like this, even though there's so much going on arou... JIM LARRANAGA For many women - myself included - pregnancy brings on tremendous anxiety and confusion, along with ... EMILY OSTER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES He who cannot be considered a sensible man or being, is therefore with no doubt a fool. KGOSIETSILE MARTIN TIMOTHY Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies—loneliness, grief, anxiety, depres... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Inferior people feel more inferior for FEAR of further rejection.
Greedy people become greedier each... JOHN B. BEJO I have had a small handful of truly blatantly discriminatory experiences for being transgender, but ... VIVIENNE MING
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