#relations

I'm just saying that if you understand how the economic machine works, it just works like a machine. There are cause-effect relationships. ↗

— Ray Dalio

#how #i #just #like #machine

I think long-lasting, healthy relationships are more important than the idea of marriage. At the root of every successful marriage is a strong partnership. ↗

— Carson Daly

#healthy #i #i think #idea #important

Hades," Kronos growled. "I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance." "I'm afraid not." Hades sighed. "My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies." He glanced at me with distaste. "As much as I dislike certainupstart demigods, it would not do for Olympus to fall. I would miss bickering with my siblings. And if there is one thing we agree on—it is that you were a TERRIBLE father. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hades #kronos #family

It's my nature to run from relationships, because I have never seen a good one. ↗

— Bethenny Frankel

#good #i #nature #never #relationships

There is something innocently beautiful about watching two people behave as though no one else existed, and lovingly act silly together. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#in-love #life #love #relationships #silly

I'm in a happy relationship, me and my ex are on really good terms, my kid and I are in a good spot. ↗

— Robert Downey, Jr.

#good terms #happy #i #kid #me

Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits. ↗

— Elizabeth Drew

#democracy #like #limits #relationship #rests

Relationships based on obligation lack dignity. ↗

— Wayne Dyer

#based #dignity #lack #obligation #relationships

A human being basically could not live alone. I had always thought of one’s soul as an imperfect creature; God had created it that way to allow the need to exist –the need to have relationships with other people in order to always run after the one obsession that had humanity seeking it on regular basis –perfection. Whether that relationship was between family members, friends, co-workers or even a romantic relationship, it was always people’s way to achieve flawlessness since they couldn’t accomplish it on their own. ↗

— Mariam Maarouf

#family

I watched, hoping she wouldn't come out too broke. It's all you can do for people sometimes, no matter how much you love them. ↗

— Katie Crouch

#friendship #love #love-hurts #relationships #sisters