"Any woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn't understand either men or percentages."

-- Florynce Kennedy

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Fifty Quotes

“The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gift.”
“Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not.”
“I keep feeling that people are becoming less human and more animalistic. They seem to think less and feel less so that everyone is operating on a very primitive level. I wonder what you and I will see in our lifetimes. It seems so hopeless yet we must keep on trying ... I guess we can't escape being a product of the times, can we?”

Source : FaceBook post by Bret Easton Ellis from Feb 15, 2013
“Recognize that whether you are worthy or not is all a made-up 'story'...Nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it...There's no one who comes around and stamps you 'worthy' or 'unworthy'. You do that. You make it up. You decide it...If you say you're worthy, you are. If you say you're not worthy, you're not. Either way you will live into your story.”
“I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.”
“The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.”
“The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?”
“Too many people think that "good manners" are about subjugating yourself to others. Not true. Respect, and just as important, self-respect are two key elements in this equation.”

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