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− | + | "A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me." | |
+ | ''-Jody Landers'' | ||
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“It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.” | “It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.” | ||
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“Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. | “Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. | ||
''-[[Nicole Kidman]]'' | ''-[[Nicole Kidman]]'' | ||
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+ | “[[Adoption]] has the dimension of connection — not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense of belonging with others.” | ||
+ | ''-[[Isabella Rossellini]]'' | ||
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+ | “Not flesh of my flesh. | ||
+ | Not bone of my bone. But still miraculously my own. | ||
+ | And never forget for a minute. | ||
+ | You were not born under my heart. | ||
+ | You were born in my heart.” | ||
+ | ''-Unknown'' | ||
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+ | Source:[http://www.americaadopts.com/25-motivational-adoption-quotations-and-poems-for-adopting-families/], [http://www.americaadopts.com/25-motivational-adoption-quotations-and-poems-for-adopting-families/] | ||
Revision as of 03:09, 11 February 2015
"A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me." -Jody Landers
“It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.”
― Martin Luther
“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chosen to give me up; on the other, I had a woman who'd sat up with me at night when I was sick as a child, who'd cried with me over boyfriends, who'd clapped fiercely at my law school graduation. Which acts made you more of a mother?
Both, I realized. Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.” ― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care
“My adoption was treated as a celebration.”
-Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan
"After all, children are children no matter their background."
-Actress and adoptive mother, Julie Andrews
"Adoption was such a positive alternative to abortion, a way to save one life and brighten two more: those of the adoptive parents."
-President George W. Bush
“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.”
-Oprah Winfrey
“There are no unwanted children, just unfound families.”
-The National Adoption Center
“Adoption was a bumpy ride — very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.”
-Mariska Hargitay
“People ask me. ‘What about gay adoptions? Interracial? Single Parent?’ I say. “Hey fine, as long as it works for the child and the family is responsible.” My big stand is this: Every child deserves a home and love. Period.”
-Dave Thomas
“Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical.
-Nicole Kidman
“Adoption has the dimension of connection — not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense of belonging with others.”
-Isabella Rossellini
“Not flesh of my flesh.
Not bone of my bone. But still miraculously my own.
And never forget for a minute.
You were not born under my heart.
You were born in my heart.”
-Unknown
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