#ect

But I think that because they trusted themselves and respected themselves as individuals, because they knew beyond doubt that they were valuable and potentially moral units -- because of this they could give God their own courage and dignity and then receive it back. Such things have disappeared perhaps because men do not trust themselves anymore, and when that happens there is nothing left except perhaps to find some strong sure man, even though he may be wrong, and to dangle from his coattails. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#self-trust #courage

As I’ve been telling your, son, you get nowhere looking at clothes and the color of the skin to judge a man. It won’t tell you nothing about what’s inside. That’s where a fellow’s mettle is, and that’s what counts. ↗

— Richard Puz

#judging-by-appearance #judging-people #race #respecting-others #tolerance

I won't date a model, because models are perfect and perfect is boring. ↗

— Niall Horan

#dating

I asked the girl at the coffee shop out on a date. Unfortunately she said no, probably because I asked her out to coffee.
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— Jarod Kintz

#dating #rejection #dating

Now anyone who has ever been on a blind date is well familiar with “The Moment”—that moment where you first walk into the bar or restaurant or coffee shop and scan the crowd and suddenly your heart stops and you say to yourself: oh, please—let it be him. ↗

— Julie James

#practice-makes-perfect #dating

Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves? ↗

— Joy Adamson

#brain #creatures #enough #fellow #fellow creatures

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men. ↗

— Jane Addams

#civilization #equal #living #men #method

Dear Insecure Girls, Please stop hating and being ashamed of yourselves. Thick or thin, tall or short, dark or fair, you’re beautiful the way you are and you don’t realize it. Real men always choose, love, respect, adore the real YOU. If you're changing for your man, something ain't right. Accept, Stay real, Love yourself & know your worth. You're not ugly, Society is... ↗

— Manasa Rao

#girls #insecurity #love #love-yourself #real

If you live in the dark a long time and the sun comes out, you do not cross into it whistling. There's an initial uprush of relief at first, then-for me, anyway- a profound dislocation. My old assumptions about how the world works are buried, yet my new ones aren't yet operational.There's been a death of sorts, but without a few days in hell, no resurrection is possible. ↗

— Mary Karr

#rebirth #resurrection #death

Explore, experience, evolve, and exceed your expectations! - No Excuses! ↗

— Lorii Myers

#exceed #expectations #experience #explore #experience