“the Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
― Methods of Persuasion: How to Use Psychology to Influence Human Behavior
― Methods of Persuasion: How to Use Psychology to Influence Human Behavior
“Being beautiful, was that for men?'
'Yes. Some women say that it is for ourselves. What on earth can we do with it? I could have loved myself whether I was hunchbacked or lame, but to be loved by others, you had to be beautiful.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
'Yes. Some women say that it is for ourselves. What on earth can we do with it? I could have loved myself whether I was hunchbacked or lame, but to be loved by others, you had to be beautiful.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“Let’s not name it. Once you name something, you have to define it: say what it is and isn’t. Not to mention maintenance. All the relationships with names – parent, sister, husband, lover – come with maintenance. All that effort keeping it to what it’s supposed to be. Shouldn’t we allow ourselves at least one unnamed, undefined close relationship in our lives? A free-standing, wild-card arrangement. How about it, Joseph? How about you just try to make me happy, and I’ll try and do the same for you?”
― Panenka
― Panenka
“I know most people try hard
to do good and find out too late
they should have tried softer.”
― You Better Be Lightning
to do good and find out too late
they should have tried softer.”
― You Better Be Lightning
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