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This has been on my reading list since I was a little girl and my mom told me about it. I can't believe I waited so long to read it. LIFE CHANGING. This made me cry, gave my heart wings, stirred my spirit, challenged my thinking. I would give it extr
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“We have also learned that we're much more driven by all kinds of intangible, emotional forces: the need to be recognized and to feel ownership; to feel a sense of accomplishment; to find the security of a long-term commitment and a sense of shared purpose. We want to feel as if our labor and lives matter in some way, even after death.”
― Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
― Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
“Much of teaching is autobiographical; we teach who we are.”
― The Colors of Excellence: Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools
― The Colors of Excellence: Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools
“There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“[Y]ou care too much about what the world says. Listen to those who know you best, and you'll be okay.”
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“When you live where we live
You say what it is & if you can't say what it is
Or if it hurt too much,
Or maybe it's too confusing
You just say "whatever"
That way you ain't no lie”
― Chlorine Sky
You say what it is & if you can't say what it is
Or if it hurt too much,
Or maybe it's too confusing
You just say "whatever"
That way you ain't no lie”
― Chlorine Sky
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