Why was she told by one and all that her normal human impulses to seek love, respect and compassion and think for herself were sinful and evil?

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In many parts of the world today--continental Europe in particular--a politician can't hear himself or herself think for all the hissing.

FORBES: Mind the Geese

Do you think she could have provided better for herself at twenty years of age just before a gilded wedding carriage bore her toward her unthinkable future?

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But I think she is slowly but surely carving out a role for herself.

CNN: Opinion: Author's rant on Catherine 'mean and cheap'

Despite acknowledging the joint ownership of the situation, McKenna takes responsibility only for herself, singing the line "I think I've got a drinkin' problem" like it's an admission of her own defeat and nobody else's.

NPR: In 'Drinkin' Problem,' an Enabler Finds Clarity

Once a "geeky, bookish" child who was always picked last for gym, Ms. Wienbar says rowing is now part of her identity and has prompted her to think of herself as an athlete.

WSJ: Hard-Wired to Hate Exercise?