"I don't think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think there's some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything.“

-Emma Thompson

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"Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals."

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"I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two."

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"Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening."

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"And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels of the communication that I've seen on the ground in very, very poor areas are so high and I think why don't we have that here?"

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"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."

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"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."

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"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

-Lao Tzu