Stephanie Coontz Quotes
Hollywood overstates both the romance of marriage and the prevalence of divorce. Celebrities have divorce rates that are atypical and higher than most couples. I suspect that in celebrity marriages, there are huge egos on both sides and they do seem to encourage unrealistic expectations about falling in love. The problem with our romantic culture is that you can love someone you don't respect and the marriage can run out of gas with that formula. Respect is essential - not just respecting your partner but being sure your partner equally respects you.Stephanie Coontz
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
Ike Barinholtz -
There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
Every change in a team can turn into an opportunity for players to show themselves.
Ottmar Hitzfeld -
I always try to remain aware that what affects others affects me, too.
Forest Whitaker -
War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory.
Mahmoud Abbas
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
Ian Mckellen -
The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.
Van Morrison -
I used to teach at a private school, and the parents thought I loved their children. I did not love their children! I liked them well enough, but I was always delighted to see them go off for summer vacation.
Caitlin Flanagan -
Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets.
Carl Honore -
Without a function, we cease to be. So, I will write till I die.
Farley Mowat
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I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let's open up some doors.
L.A. Reid -
One of the key places where sociology should be used is in analyzing 'the world' of our times, so that we can be more discerning. To resist the dangers of the world, you have to recognize the distortions and seductions of the world.
Os Guinness -
For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
Ian Lustick -
'Nutty Professor' was me going, 'Say what you want to say, but I can do this, and you can't, and nobody else in the town can do this.'
Eddie Murphy -
I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwriting is concerned because love songs are so banal, and my experience with love is anything but that.
J. Tillman -
My entertainment was going to the local dollar movie theatre on the weekend, where I watched old black and white movies. If you wanted current movies, you had to drive to the big city.
L'Wren Scott
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Fiscal crises often turn into financial crises, dealing a blow to the real economy.
Lee Myung-bak -
Habits are more powerful than fears.
Seth Godin -
People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.
Ziad Abdelnour -
Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.
Abraham Cowley -
I think the best rappers practice concept albums in their work.
Jay IDK -
Hollywood overstates both the romance of marriage and the prevalence of divorce. Celebrities have divorce rates that are atypical and higher than most couples. I suspect that in celebrity marriages, there are huge egos on both sides and they do seem to encourage unrealistic expectations about falling in love. The problem with our romantic culture is that you can love someone you don't respect and the marriage can run out of gas with that formula. Respect is essential - not just respecting your partner but being sure your partner equally respects you.
Stephanie Coontz