"A #â€Ž peer relationship is one where the partners experience an affectionate, companionate coupledom. They are friends. They are the product of the egalitarian model; they are good life partners, but are often less sexual."

-- Esther Perel

#Good Life Quotes #Peers Quotes #Partners Quotes

“Man is in pursuit of two goals: he is looking for happinesse and, being by essence empty ("Ã©tant vide par essence", Fr.), he is trying to fill (or take up, - "remplir", Fr.) his life; the latter reason play a more considerable role than we ordinarily think. What we take for vainglory, ambition, love of power and riches (or wealth), is often, indeed, a need to mask this emptiness, a need to let one's hair down (or to live it up), to put oneself on a false scent or trail. (de se donner le change", Fr.”

Source : "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 56), 1937.
“People are generally good but easily corrupted.”
“Music will save the world.”
“The pull of Guyland reminds us that women cannot accomplish this transformation alone. In the book's final chapter I argue that just as men need to stand up, do the right thing and break the silence that perpetuates Guyland, so, too, do women need to support each other in resisting its pull.”

Source : "How hookups and hang-ups delay manhood". TODAYshow.com Q&A, www.today.com. August 3, 2010.
“for many people, loneliness was an experience of time. 'Not knowing what to do with yourself' was the way it was usually put.”

Source : Louise Bernikow (1986). “Alone in America: the search for companionship”, Harpercollins
“Life is not just one thing; life is a lot of things, and I think Ive been lucky to do that.”
“I will be talking with gymnasts from some of the other countries. I will be getting a feel for what they're thinking and what they're doing. It should be a really great meet”
“Climate change is a process that typically is non-linear. Even upon examination, it lives in comparison with other moments.”

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