Susan Patton > Quotes

“Think carefully about whom you model yourself after, because that’s how your date—and the world will see you. And it is how you will come to see yourself. Who you are as a girlfriend is a harbinger of who you will be as a wife. Consider comporting yourself with the dignity, grace, and elegance of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, or Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. These were women of outstanding character, beloved by all and desired by men of substance.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“Good male friends often make good boyfriends. If you get along with him, you might want to consider him as a potential mate—even if he’s not the hottest guy in the room.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“Be clear in your own mind about what you must have, what you would like to have, and what you can probably live without.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“Expect to make a few compromises with the man you choose. He’s probably making a few compromises with you as well.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“There is little that is more satisfying or more valuable than the exchange of ideas among intelligent people who disagree.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“Paychecks are for adults what report cards are for students. They contain very private information that should never be shared with friends. If you don’t do as well academically or financially as your peers, you may be thought less of, or even ridiculed. If you do better than your friends, they will resent you. Either way, no good comes from the publication of these private measures of success.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“At the core of this book is a message of empowerment that comes from taking personal responsibility—for yourself, your happiness, your success, and your safety. It’s important to remind young women that they aren’t the victims of their lives, but the architects. They can have professional success as well as domestic bliss if they plan for all of it wisely.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“You know what? Forget politically correct. Listen to your inner self and do what is right for you, before it’s too late.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time

“Don’t feel guilty about acting in your own self-interest. It’s what you are supposed to do. Ultimately, we are each responsible for our own happiness and it is unreasonable to think that validation and fulfillment is an external bestowal.”
― Susan Patton, Marry by Choice, Not by Chance: Advice for Finding the Right One at the Right Time