#omen

The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests her vision, the more we become just that. ↗

— Kristi Bowman

#empowerment #empowerment-of-women #inspirational #self-development #self-esteem

A life without regret can be attained by full awareness of one's actions in their present moment. ↗

— Michelle Cruz-Rosado

#live-in-the-moment #motivational #self-awareness #self-control #inspirational

He didn't want to puff her up. Puffed-up women are one of the original sources of trouble in the world. If anyone knew that, it was he. He counted it as one of his duties to mankind to keep women from puffing themselves up, though it had been a most monumental duty in his own marriage. A job requiring a hero. It was one of those things that God, being male, questioned you about before you were let into heaven, and he was proud to say that he hadn't neglected it. ↗

— Judith Merkle Riley

#women #marriage

Terri had already gotten her panties into a bunch just from one little phone call, so he knew coming at her too much too fast would be more trouble than it was worth. He couldn’t exactly beat her into submission, not right away anyway. Although he did enjoy seeing her get all riled up. Nothing tugged at a man’s heartstrings like a pair of mascara smeared eyes. Randy from Spring Cleaning-- Coming Summer 2012 ↗

— Brandi Salazar

#dark #husband #marriage #stalker #women-s-fiction

You cannot do what's important now for you if your mind cannot accept what is happening in this present moment. ↗

— John Kuypers

#inspirational-quotes #present-moment #self-improvement #inspirational

...but once more I say do as you please, for we women are born to this burden of being obedient to our husbands, though they be blockheads ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

#marriage #women #marriage

They lay silently. She was staring at something across the room. She was making him feel uncomfortable. 'It wouldn't work. It's the attraction of opposites,' he said. We're not opposites.' I don't mean just you and me. Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave. ↗

— James Salter

#relationships #women #love

Most men claim to desire driven, independent and confident women. Yet when confronted with such a creature reverence often evolves into resent. For just like women, men need to be needed. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#independence #love #man #modern-society #relationships

That's it? That's your big goodbye?" Eve asked. Claire looked at Eve mystified. "I think I need guy CliffNotes." "Guys aren't deep enough to need CliffNotes." "What were you waiting for, flowery poetry?" Shane snorted. "I hugged. I'm done. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#morganville-vampires #men

Woman's degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man. ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#men #women #men