"Never believe a man's claim that he has to harm his partner in order to protect her; only abusers think this way."

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Source : Lundy Bancroft (2003). “Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men”, p.54, Penguin

Lundy Bancroft

#Believe Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.”
“Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise.”
“I think every artist wants to have that 'Grammy award winner' tag in front of their name.”
“Train. Say your prayers. Eat your vitamins.”

Source : FaceBook post by Hulk Hogan from Oct 05, 2016
“Two Romans seem to deliver no contest. Send three, so that I may deliver proper tribute!”
“Choose what you want to do â€“ or watch someone else doing it. Learn how to handle tools, paint, babies, machinery, or just listen to your favourite tune. Dance, talk or be lifted up to where you can see how other people make things work. Sit out over space with a drink and tune in to what's happening elsewhere in the city. Try starting a riot or beginning a painting â€“ or just lie back and stare at the sky.”
“Probably the institution of marriage had its origin in love of property. Both men and women were united in this--that whatever they loved best, they wished to possess. The usual theory holds that the communal system would not permit the gratification of this desire at the expense of communal rights, and that therefore men were driven to gratify their passion by purchasing or by capturing women from neighboring and hostile tribes.”
“Why, then, does water-form the very basis of life in all life's various manifestations? Because water embraces everything is in and all through everything; because it rises above the distinctions between plants and animals and human beings; because it is a universal element shared by all; itself undetermined, yet determining; because, like the primal mother it is, it supplies the stuff of life to everything living.”

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