Kevin Fredericks > Quotes

“String holders show up consistently. Kites cannot fly unless someone is holding the string.”
― Kevin Fredericks, Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner

“The titles husband and wife must take priority over the titles dad and mom.”
― Kevin Fredericks, Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner

“I’m not being defined by failure. I’m being developed by it.”
― Kevin Fredericks, Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face

“Transparency means taking honesty to the next level. It requires being accountable to your motivations—your true motivations—and identifying them in the first place. If honesty is the what, transparency is the why. Transparency is identifying the reason behind the feelings, the behavior, or the communication breakdown.”
― Kevin Fredericks, Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner

“What you think is obvious might not be obvious to your partner. Even if it is obvious, it warrants a conversation and an agreement.”
― Kevin Fredericks, Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner

“If your kid came to you while you were busy working and said, “Can you play video games with me?” you would say, “I’m sorry, I don’t have time.” But if they fell and broke their leg or had a nosebleed, you would make the time. You have the time in both instances, but on one occasion you decide it’s important enough to stop what you’re doing.”
― Kevin Fredericks, Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner