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Adopted Quotes

While the TV show ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over where the TV characters go from there. As Janet once put it, I’m the birth mother, but she’s the mother who adopted them, and now that Jane and Maura are living in her house, they have to do what she tells them to do Picture Quote #1

I was adopted my black Americans, I feel that I’m a ‘Hybrid’. When I’m around Africans’I suddenly feel very black American. And when I’m around black Americans’I feel very North African. North Africa and black America are both the creators of Kola Boof Picture Quote #1

It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children’s point of view Picture Quote #1

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don’t know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know Picture Quote #1

The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn’t have the same rights as other kids Picture Quote #1

I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent... I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children Picture Quote #1

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For God, having given her power over his only-begotten and natural Son, also gave her power over his adopted children - not only in what concerns their body - which would be of little account - but also in what concerns their soul Picture Quote #1

Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me Picture Quote #1

The seventies was a time when a lot of people didn’t tell their children they were adopted Picture Quote #1

My mother birthed three children and she adopted myself and another African-American son. My adoptive parents were Finnish. I grew up in a white picket neighborhood Picture Quote #1

I came into this environment where there was so much love, so much positive energy. I never heard my parents say, ‘We have adopted kids.’ The minute my sister Linda and I landed in Sweden, we were their kids Picture Quote #1

Adopted kids are such a pain - you have to teach them how to look like you Picture Quote #1

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Susan, an only child who never had any roots, and I, a lone wolf who got married 20 years to late, were adopted by the kids as much as they were by us Picture Quote #1

There are so many kids out there that need to be adopted and need good homes. I definitely want to have my own but I also want to adopt for sure. I think it’s very important to find these kids homes Picture Quote #1

I have my three brothers, and then I have my adopted sister from El Salvador, who is actually the oldest. My brother and I were already born, and then my parents adopted my sister from El Salvador during the war and had two more kids Picture Quote #1

Some of our kids are adopted and some kids are natural-born - I forget which ones are which. Family’s just amazing. We think that of everything that we could do in the world... if you don’t take care of your family and raise your kids, you lose Picture Quote #1

I have younger kids, and I adopted them late in life. They don’t know these people [from Annie Hall] at all Picture Quote #1

Hundreds of thousands of kids now have a chance to be adopted because I worked to change our adoption and foster care system Picture Quote #1

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It is not because I do not love my adopted land - it is the natural feeling of one far from home, who remembers those happy, carefree days when life flowed at full tide, without responsibility, flashing past one like the drama in a fascinating story of adventure and romance Picture Quote #1

When the Transportation Security Administration adopted body scanners at airports, activists wrote the Fourth Amendment on their underwear in metallic paint readable by the new devices Picture Quote #1

Innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government, and it is the banner that we will always hold high Picture Quote #1

I was adopted by two amazing people: a Salvadoran mother and a white father who were incredibly supportive of me and my work. I am eternally grateful for them Picture Quote #1

Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and that led to my - it touched me in a way that really led to me opening up my heart, I’ve called it the re-humanisation process Picture Quote #1

I was filled with hate and anger. But during my trial, something decisive happened: Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and it was an unbelievable feeling to know that there is someone fighting for you on the outside. Amnesty’s ‘soft’ approach made me seriously consider alternatives to revenge Picture Quote #1

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I adopted a healthier diet. I take at least a tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar a day. It’s an old wives’ tale, but it really is one of the best things you can put in your mouth Picture Quote #1

I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he’s the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him Picture Quote #1

Most modern science fiction went to school on ‘Dune.’ Even ‘Harry Potter’ with its ‘boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny’ shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion Picture Quote #1

No surprise that, as companies have adopted social media en masse, demand for software and applications to manage and monitor social use has exploded Picture Quote #1

I separated from the Southern Baptists when they adopted the discriminatory attitude towards women, because I believe what Paul taught in Galatians that there is no distinction in God’s eyes between men and women, slaves and masters, Jews and non-Jews - everybody is created equally in the eyes of God Picture Quote #1

I was adopted when I was a baby. My mother carried me for nine months and she held me for one hour, and didn’t see me again Picture Quote #1

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While the TV show ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over where the TV characters go from there. As Janet once put it, I’m the birth mother, but she’s the mother who adopted them, and now that Jane and Maura are living in her house, they have to do what she tells them to do (Adopted Quotes) I was adopted my black Americans, I feel that I’m a ‘Hybrid’. When I’m around Africans’I suddenly feel very black American. And when I’m around black Americans’I feel very North African. North Africa and black America are both the creators of Kola Boof (Adopted Quotes) It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children’s point of view. (Adopted Quotes) I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don’t know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know. (Adopted Quotes) The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn’t have the same rights as other kids. (Adopted Quotes) I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent... I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children. (Adopted Quotes) For God, having given her power over his only-begotten and natural Son, also gave her power over his adopted children - not only in what concerns their body - which would be of little account - but also in what concerns their soul. (Adopted Quotes) Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me (Adopted Quotes) The seventies was a time when a lot of people didn’t tell their children they were adopted (Adopted Quotes) My mother birthed three children and she adopted myself and another African-American son. My adoptive parents were Finnish. I grew up in a white picket neighborhood. (Adopted Quotes) I came into this environment where there was so much love, so much positive energy. I never heard my parents say, ‘We have adopted kids.’ The minute my sister Linda and I landed in Sweden, we were their kids. (Adopted Quotes) Adopted kids are such a pain - you have to teach them how to look like you (Adopted Quotes) Susan, an only child who never had any roots, and I, a lone wolf who got married 20 years to late, were adopted by the kids as much as they were by us. (Adopted Quotes) There are so many kids out there that need to be adopted and need good homes. I definitely want to have my own but I also want to adopt for sure. I think it’s very important to find these kids homes. (Adopted Quotes) I have my three brothers, and then I have my adopted sister from El Salvador, who is actually the oldest. My brother and I were already born, and then my parents adopted my sister from El Salvador during the war and had two more kids. (Adopted Quotes) Some of our kids are adopted and some kids are natural-born - I forget which ones are which. Family’s just amazing. We think that of everything that we could do in the world... if you don’t take care of your family and raise your kids, you lose. (Adopted Quotes) I have younger kids, and I adopted them late in life. They don’t know these people [from Annie Hall] at all. (Adopted Quotes) Hundreds of thousands of kids now have a chance to be adopted because I worked to change our adoption and foster care system. (Adopted Quotes) It is not because I do not love my adopted land - it is the natural feeling of one far from home, who remembers those happy, carefree days when life flowed at full tide, without responsibility, flashing past one like the drama in a fascinating story of adventure and romance. (Adopted Quotes) When the Transportation Security Administration adopted body scanners at airports, activists wrote the Fourth Amendment on their underwear in metallic paint readable by the new devices. (Adopted Quotes) Innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government, and it is the banner that we will always hold high. (Adopted Quotes) I was adopted by two amazing people: a Salvadoran mother and a white father who were incredibly supportive of me and my work. I am eternally grateful for them. (Adopted Quotes) Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and that led to my - it touched me in a way that really led to me opening up my heart, I’ve called it the re-humanisation process. (Adopted Quotes) I was filled with hate and anger. But during my trial, something decisive happened: Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and it was an unbelievable feeling to know that there is someone fighting for you on the outside. Amnesty’s ‘soft’ approach made me seriously consider alternatives to revenge. (Adopted Quotes) I adopted a healthier diet. I take at least a tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar a day. It’s an old wives’ tale, but it really is one of the best things you can put in your mouth. (Adopted Quotes) I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he’s the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him. (Adopted Quotes) Most modern science fiction went to school on ‘Dune.’ Even ‘Harry Potter’ with its ‘boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny’ shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion. (Adopted Quotes) No surprise that, as companies have adopted social media en masse, demand for software and applications to manage and monitor social use has exploded. (Adopted Quotes) I separated from the Southern Baptists when they adopted the discriminatory attitude towards women, because I believe what Paul taught in Galatians that there is no distinction in God’s eyes between men and women, slaves and masters, Jews and non-Jews - everybody is created equally in the eyes of God. (Adopted Quotes) I was adopted when I was a baby. My mother carried me for nine months and she held me for one hour, and didn’t see me again. (Adopted Quotes)

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