For Hitschmann and Bergler, 'frigidity' had a single criterion: 'absence of the vaginal orgasm.' The standard was unqualified and absolute. A woman who did not enjoy intercourse: frigid. Women who derived sexual pleasure from acts other than intecour...
Bosnia's war had its visual hallmarks. Parks that were turned into cemeteries, refugee families piled onto horse-drawn carts, stop-or-die checkpoints with mines across the road. The most hideous hallmark of all was the blackened patch of ground in th...
We need myths that will help us to identify with all our fellow-beings, not simply with those who belong to our ethnic, national or ideological tribe. We need myths that help us to realize the importance of compassion, which is not always regarded as...
Suddenly I came out of my thoughts to notice everything around me again-the catkins on the willows, the lapping of the water, the leafy patterns of the shadows across the path. And then myself, walking with the alignment that only comes after miles, ...
The fear of death haunted me for a year. I cried whenever anyone dropped a glass or broke a picture. But even then that passed, I was left with a sadness that couldn't be rubbed off. It wasn't that something had happened. It was worse: I'd become awa...
One hundred twenty-nine women with previously documented histories of sexual victimization in childhood were interviewed and asked detailed questions about their abuse histories to answer the question "Do people actually forget traumatic events such ...
Bobby Jordan: Give me that. Bobby's Buddy: [passing Bobby a liquor bottle, then spotting Jack and Judy smoking a joint together] Hey, isn't that, that Stall faggot? Bobby Jordan: Yeah. Bobby's Buddy: You should go kick his ass. Bobby Jordan: I'm goin...
If literacy was natural, the word ‘illiteracy’ would not exist.
Each of us is shaped by the truth of our natures. Von to Silver
Technology doesn’t change people’s basic needs or their natures.
Disaster is a natural part of my evolution toward tragedy and dissolution.
Many of our problems in US maternity care stem from the fact that we leave no room for recognizing when nature is smarter than we are.
If you observe nature daily, it brings harmony with you and God.
The potatoes were starch grenades. The canned carrots were revolting because that is their nature.
If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.
To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us.
Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.
The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.
A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.
All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.
The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment.
