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A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#contracts #criticism #flattery #goes #head

A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the fourth, accepts the fifth - and endures all the rest. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#demands #endures #fifth #first #first kiss

In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#altar #continued #made #olden #practice

When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#charming #compliments #criticism #forgets #giving

If you feel your school is failing you, the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement, large classes, school violence, poor learning environment? Are there any standards to determine where problems are? Are there tutoring or mentoring programs? If the school is still failing after 3 years then what are your options? ↗

— John Rowland

#any #classes #determine #environment #failing

The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity. ↗

— Gena Rowlands

#acting #actress #become #enjoyable #everybody

You have to sort of see the way that the character behaves, and what the character says and does, and claim it in the same way that you claim anything, really. ↗

— Richard Roxburgh

#behaves #character #claim #does #really

You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish. ↗

— Darrell Royal

#caught #check #fall #fish #got

A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others' positions, no matter how odious. ↗

— Ed Royce

#big #children #criticize #every #face

The lonely wanderer, who watches by the seashore the waves that roll between him and his home, talks of cruel facts, material barriers that, just because they are material, and not ideal, shall be the irresistible foes of his longing heart. ↗

— Josiah Royce

#because #between #cruel #facts #foes