#ship

Look for reasons to say 'yes' instead of 'no,' he reminded me. Screen in rather than constantly screening out. Always ask yourself this: If an interesting guy were right in front of you, would you honestly turn that person away because of a few pounds or inches, or a sentence in a profile that you don't like? If so, that's fine. Just don't complain when you can't find anybody suitable because you've eliminated every potential guy on a technicality. Because if these guys eliminated people on technicalities, they probably wouldn't date you, either. ↗

— Lori Gottlieb

#love #relationships #dating

But they were not friends. They were here to keep each other from spinning off alone into the dark matter of the universe. ↗

— Carol Anshaw

#friendship #life #universe #family

what did you think would happen—best case? She’ll forget about you when you return to Caliban, you know that. Or do you think she won’t wish, that you can stay here with her? That for the rest of her life, she’ll put you above getting whatever she wishes for? Even better—that for the rest of her life, she won’t slip up and say something like ‘I wish it would stop raining’? You can’t win this. In the end, you’ll be in Caliban. She’ll forget you. And whatever ‘friendship’ you think you have will be gone. Relationships are not for immortals. A bird and a fish may long for each other, but where could they live? ↗

— Jackson Pearce

#genie #ifrit #friendship

I have a good life, I remind myself. There are plenty of people who love me. They're just not around at the moment. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#family #friendship #life #love #family

More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#form #forms #god #him #infinite

Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship. ↗

— A. Philip Randolph

#continuous #economic #evolving #fact #final

With girls, friendships are hard because you have to learn to get to a maturity level to love them but not want to be them. ↗

— Nikki Reed

#friendships #get #hard #learn #level

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ↗

— James Reston

#leaks #only #ship #state #top

No woman ever hates a man for being in love with her; but many a woman hates a man for being her friend. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#humor #men-and-women-in-love #friendship

No greater place to be than in a leadership position to lead young minds to prosperity ↗