"Today, we're struggling a lot, both men and women, with finding out what we're supposed to be. Like when you go on a first date, I always find it incredibly difficult to figure out whether I should reach for the check or not. I don't want to presume anything, but I don't want to be a ball-buster. A lot of rules are thrown up into the air and I think that maybe more than anything, we're confused."

-- Birgitte Hjort SÃ¸rensen

#Confused Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Men Quotes

“Spelling bees? Spelling bees do not scare me. I competed in the National Spelling Bee twice, thank you very much. My dad competed in the National Spelling Bee. My aunt competed in the National Spelling Bee. My uncle WON the National Spelling Bee. If I can't spell it, I know someone who can. So just bring it on...”
“So it is that there is nothing to be taught, but yet there is something to be learned.”
“Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.”

Source : Fyodor Dostoevsky (2015). “The Brothers Karamazov”, p.484, First Avenue Editions
“Capitalism in the United States has undergone profound modification, not just under the New Deal but through a consensus that continued to grow after the New Deal. Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.”
“There is no reason why the profoundest thoughts should not make easy and exciting reading. A profound thought is an exciting thing as exciting as a detective's deductions or hunches. The simpler the words in which a thought is expressed the more stimulating its effect.”
“I am a firm believer that you don't achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand”
“Ideas excite me, and as soon as I get excited, the adrenaline gets going and the next thing I know I'm borrowing energy from the ideas themselves.”
“I love that New York City is a true melting pot.”

Source : "My New York: Stephanie Szostak". Interview with Lauren Valenti, www.elle.com. April 6, 2013.

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