Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich
Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pede

Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly, some of the early church leaders thought this was great and spoke of what seems to have been circle dancing, perhaps around an altar. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Religion
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So why do people keep on watching? The answer, by now, should be perfectly obvious: we love television because television brings us a world in which television does not exist. In fact, deep in their hearts, this is what the spuds crave most: a rich, new, participatory life. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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When I was 15, I worked at a dry cleaner because I wanted Abercrombie & Fitch jeans. My mom told me I could have $20 jeans, not $70 jeans, unless I was willing to work for them. So I did! – Ashley Greene

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mom

I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these other parts that came along. So I always justified not really working a lot because I had a family. – Heather Langenkamp

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mom

There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom. – Jennifer Hudson

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mom

My mom had me when she was 16, and I was an only child, which is probably why I received a lot of love and didnt miss that my father wasnt around. – Brett Ratner

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mom

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Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done. – Michelle Shocked

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The Holy Scriptures praise the dew of the morning and the dew of the evening; ros matutinum, ros serotinum! Happy is he who possesses the gift of tears! when young, he will bear flowers; when old, fruit! – Joseph Roux, Meditations of a Parish Priest, translated from French by Isabel F.

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If we cant face death, well never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light. – Maya Lin

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Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny. – Plutarch

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