"Though all humans need both intimacy and independence, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions."

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Source : Deborah Tannen (2013). “You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation”, p.26, Harper Collins

Deborah Tannen

#Men Quotes #Focus Quotes #Independence Quotes

“Some things I like to do better than other things, but I've got to say that in the end, the thing that makes it the most interesting for me is who you're with, you know? It's people that make the difference in just about any field, right?”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“The core of ethics runs deep in our species and is common to human beings everywhere. It survives the most appalling hardships and the most ruthless attempts to deprive human beings of their humanity. Nevertheless, some people resist the idea that his core has a biological basis which we have inherited from our pre-human ancestors.”
“I still have never met Harry Saltzman, and was told he is quite unpleasant.”
“I get a kick out of it, but it would be stupid to let it go to my head. It's modeling I didn't find the cure for cancer.”

Source : "Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel Make Maxim's Hot List". people.com. May 14, 2008.
“Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you”
“It's the same old story you've heard a thousand times. Somebody's trust gets broken. Somebody's left behind.”

Source : Song: If the Fall Don't Kill You
“Indeed, as soon as he took office, Senator Mitch McConnell announced that his top priority was to deny President [Barack] Obama a second term.”
“A home is a kingdom of it's own in the midst of the world, a stronghold amid life's storms and stresses, a refuge, even a sanctuary.”

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