Quote by Vidal Sassoon

It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.

It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker's mother believed they lacked the ability to choose a profession independently, so she took control of the decision-making process. The mother possibly had little faith in the speaker's intelligence or judgment and decided to act on their behalf to ensure they were successful in selecting a trade. This quote exposes the potentially low self-esteem or lack of belief the speaker's mother had in their abilities to make important decisions.

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Intelligence

By Vidal Sassoon

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