Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them. Marilyn French More Quotes by Marilyn French More Quotes From Marilyn French There is no power greater than the power of passive dependency. Marilyn French passivegreaterpower in a way it doesn't matter whether you open doors or close them, you still end up in a box. Marilyn French matterdepressiondoors I believe that all human beings are equal. I believe that no one has the right to authority over anyone else. Marilyn French equalauthoritybelieve you can't equate passive dependent power with assertive power because the dependent kind isn't fun, it doesn't give you a kick, it just allows you to survive. Marilyn French kindfungiving Never underestimate the power of helplessness! Marilyn French never-underestimateunderestimateweakness When a baby first looks at you...when it laughs that deep, unselfconscious gurgle; or when it cries and you pick it up and it clings sobbing to you...then you are-happy is not the precise word-filled. Marilyn French motherhoodbabylaughing I'd discovered you never know yourself until you're tested and that you don't even know you're being tested until afterwards, and that in fact there isn't anyone giving the test except yourself. Marilyn French testsgivingfacts It isn't success after all, is it, if it isn't an expression of your deepest energies? Marilyn French womenpassionsuccess Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected. Marilyn French humanness-isinferioritylists She drowned in words that could not teach her how to swim. Marilyn French teachswim Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains. Marilyn French stumblemountainsovernevermen Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model. Marilyn French contentinsidenatureart My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water. Marilyn French booksgreatwinewater Not many men have both good fortune and good sense. Marilyn French sensegoodfortunemen To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or design nuclear weapons. Marilyn French placedesigntimechildren
