Mignon McLaughlin Quotes
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
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Joe was being called a liar and a traitor; I'm being accused of nepotism, of being a glorified secretary. The stresses that that places on an individual and, of course, a marriage were tremendous. It was - there were some dark days.
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I don't know that human beings were meant to mate for life or be monogamous. But, for me, the aspect of marriage that is troubling is that it's a contract that is governed by the state, and I don't want the state to have control over my personal affairs.
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Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
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I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
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It's funny - I read that women look to chiseled-faced guys for one-night stands, and to round-faced guys for marriage. When I'm rounder in the face, I like to say, 'This is my long-term look.' Or 'This is my wife-and-kids look right here.'
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You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference.
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I never thought I'd spend all my life with Gary. I suppose I was quite cynical about marriage. But with Jude, I knew right from the beginning: there was an electricity I'd never felt before. It was so easy, we talked for hours. It was a relief, really.
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It was a good 15 or 20 years before anyone at Rand would be in the same room with me. They didn't want the question raised, 'What's your relationship with Daniel Ellsberg?' And not one of them wrote me a letter because they didn't want a letter of theirs to show up in my trash - which the FBI had been going through.
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Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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My relationship to food is that of an acrophobe to a bridge. Unease masks a desire to jump.
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The defense of marriage is the defense of freedom. Neither of which is obsolete.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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When your maturity is derived from circumstantial factors other than faith, your level of maturity would continue to fluctuate rather than being stable. This is why I am enabled to maintain a balance and stable approach to the challenges that come my way every day. I am not moved by what people say or do concerning my relationship with God.
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I only gave out my opinion that same sex marriage is against the law of God.
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I weave the company into what we laughingly call 'Jack's novel.' I write this novel for them about who they are and what's going on in their world. When I had 90 people in 'Porgy and Bess,' each had a story, history and family relationship.
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The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.
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From a relationship perspective, givers build deeper and broader connections.
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Up until the 1960s, women would meet designers in their private ateliers, and together they would build a relationship and a wardrobe. Then, all of a sudden, designers disappeared into their own private bubble, and there was no communication.
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.
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The artist, who must venture into the studio and risk there, and then venture into the marketplace and risk again, is obliged to learn how her defences work, so that she can drop and raise her guard instantly.
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Sometimes you need to know to quit while you're ahead or at least before things get much worse!
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Beauty lives with kindness.
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A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
