You think you're being broken but you're really being broken open...and that's where the healing happens, in those broken places...if you'll allow it.
Jane FondaRead
If we as a nation are to break the cycle of poverty, crime and the growing underclass of young people ill equipped to be productive citizens, we need to not only implement effective programs to prevent teen pregnancy, but we must also help those who have already given birth so that they become effective, nurturing, bonding parents.
Interpretation
To break the cycle of poverty and crime, we must support both prevention and assistance for young parents.
Jane Fonda emphasizes the importance of addressing poverty and crime through a dual approach: implementing effective programs that prevent teen pregnancy and providing support to young parents. By nurturing those who have already become parents, we can foster a positive environment for children, allowing them to grow into productive citizens and breaking the cycle of disadvantage in society.
In practice
During a community meeting on improving youth welfare, this quote can be used to highlight the need for comprehensive support programs.
You think you're being broken but you're really being broken open...and that's where the healing happens, in those broken places...if you'll allow it.
When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed.
I was in my mid-40s. I was a bulimic, and I realized if I continue with this addiction of mine, I will not be able to continue doing my life. The older you get the more damage it does; it takes longer to recover from a binge. And it was very hard.
To make the revolution in the United States is a slow day by day job that requires patience and discipline. It is the only way to make it. . . . All I know is that despite the fact that I am one of the people who benefit from a capitalist society, I find that any system which exploits other people cannot and should not exist.
I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing 9 to 5 was an opportunity that I valued precisely because itβs so rarely in the hands of women.
Some people are surprised that the Republicans are waging a war on women, or that they voted against equal pay for women. I'm not surprised at all. In some ways, it may be a good thing. They're defending the patriarchy, which is a wounded beast! And wounded beasts are always dangerous.
The new American dream is one of responsibility. What is the bottom-line number that you're going to be able to pay back toward a student loan responsibly if you're doing it yourself after you have a job? That dictates the amount of money you can borrow. That dictates the school you can go to, if you can even go to a four-year college at all.
It is blessed to eat into the very soul of the Bible until the very essence of the Bible flows from you.
Sometimes you buy a book, powerfully drawn to it, but then it just sits on the shelf. Maybe you flick through it, the ghost of your original purpose at your elbow, but it's not so much rereading as re-dusting. Then one day you pick it up, take notice of the contents; your inner life realigns.
A diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome can be useful to help a person understand why they have had difficulties.
Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.
If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.
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