"Some people who think they are in unhappy marriages are just in unhappy bodies."

-- Anne Roiphe

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Unhappy Quotes

“A poem is like a child; at some point we have to let it go and trust that it will make its own way in the world.”

Source : Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux (2010). “The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry”, p.188, W. W. Norton & Company
“In my teaching and consulting practice, I encourage people to learn to experiment with confidence and to see themselves as scientists in the laboratory of their lives, continually trying new ways to pursue what matters most to them and to the people who depend on them. Smart, small wins are crucial to this approach, as is devoting time and attention to reflecting on what works and what doesn't.”
“I wasn't always this confident. Growing up as the awkward gay kid in a small town in Pennsylvania, you're constantly told, 'Don't be yourself, don't be proud of who you are.”

Source : "Carson Kressley: There’s nothing better than having Oprah in your corner". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. June 23, 2011.
“If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.”

Source : Peter McWilliams (1997). “Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't”, Mary Book / Prelude Press
“Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.”
“In the world's structure dream loosens individuality like a bad tooth.”
“Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It's yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.”
“Phychical pain is more easily borne than physical; and if I had my choice between a bad conscience and a bad tooth, I should choose the former.”

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