Men are jealous of every woman, even when they don’t have the slightest interest in her themselves.
In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
Since Freud, people think you either want to be a man or hate men. You only exist in relationship to men.
The event is placed at such a distance, and contained, that these images move beyond the context in which they were made, the geographic setting, and so on, and engage the viewer in a one-to-one relationship solely through their physical presence.
I had a very close relationship with [Brian] Mulroney.
What was a really private and nice relationship was judged and made to be something ugly.
Let's dare to enter into an intimate relationship with God without fear, trusting that we will receive love and always more love.
We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves. I wish for all this to be marked on by body when I am dead. I believe in such cartography - to be marked by nature, not just to label ourselves on a map like the names of rich men and women on buildings. We are communal histories, communal books. We are not owned or monogamous in our taste or experience.
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
I think when you're in a relationship where you really care for the other person, when they achieve their dreams it's better than when you do yourself.
I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
I've learned that I can only live for myself. I cannot be focused on the world's idea of who they think I am or who I'm supposed to be. I can only be the best me. And if that means that even though I seem eligible and should be in a relationship, maybe I shouldn't be right now, because I am not emotionally available. It's knowing yourself and being more in tune with who you are vs. who the world wants you to be.
Authority leads through position. Influence builds others out of relationship.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.
. . . if you're a woman, all they can think about your relationship with a politician is that you're either sleeping with him or advising him about clothes.
Every relationship is an experiment and what one learns from it is so fascinating.
It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.