Quote by Glenn Beck

When you live in an alcoholic family or an abusive family, you tiptoe, you don't want to step on any mines.

When you live in an alcoholic family or an abusive family, y

Summary

This quote reflects the experience of individuals growing up in dysfunctional and harmful family environments, particularly those with alcoholism or abuse. It describes the constant need to be cautious and careful in order to avoid triggering negative reactions or volatile situations. By tiptoeing and avoiding "stepping on any mines," these individuals try to navigate the tumultuous dynamics and protect themselves emotionally and physically. The quote captures the heightened sense of alertness and fear that accompanies living in such circumstances.

Topics

Family

By Glenn Beck

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

Ernest Hemingway

War Wealth

To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, w

To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful.

Edward R. Murrow

I'm interested to go other places, I've been the boy in the

I'm interested to go other places, I've been the boy in the bubble since we've been shooting, I need to go travel a little bit, see where the action is, other than going to see family, of course.

Travel

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to se

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations.

Arthur Henderson

War

I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.

I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.

I've learned how to look at things and not judge them, but r

I've learned how to look at things and not judge them, but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them, show them love and respect their reality.

Dad

People who ask for your criticism want only praise.

People who ask for your criticism want only praise.

W. Somerset Maugham

Criticism

I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have hal

I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.

Legal

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it.

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.

Hope

You see, you all start with the premise that democracy is so

You see, you all start with the premise that democracy is some good. I don't think it's worth a damn. I think Churchill is right, the only thing to be said for democracy is that there is nothing else that's any better, and therefore he used to say, Tyranny tempered by assassination, but lots of assassination. People say, If the Congress were more representative of the people it would be better. I say the Congress is too damn representative. It's just as stupid as the people are; just as uneducated, just as dumb, just as selfish. You know the Congress is a perfect example, and created to be a perfect example.http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/acheson.htm

Dean Acheson, interview with The

Government

I believe the best service to the child is the service close

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.

Best

I usually write away from home, in coffee shops, on trains,

I usually write away from home, in coffee shops, on trains, on planes, in friends' houses. I like places where there's stuff going on that you can lift your eyes, see something interesting, overhear a conversation.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Home