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Amy Dickinson Inspirational Quotes (77)

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Single parenthood is hard, but it's simple too. You just do everything yourself.
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We are not our best intentions. We are what we do.
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Your job in life is to look after yourself and to find ways to get what you need - emotionally and otherwise - so that you live your best possible life, without being mired in anger and hurt over the past.
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You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.
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You should not be hovering in the background, inflating the drama. Simply envelop him in love and affection and let him know that you will support his efforts, whatever they are.
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[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way.
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When you are wondering whether to say something negative about someone - even if it is true - the best rule to follow is, I'll think about doing this tomorrow.
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When someone repeatedly insists that something isn't true, it increases the likelihood that it is.
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Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are.
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We human beings are definitely capable of loving more than one person, but it seems to go more smoothly if we don't love more than one person at a time.
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This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.
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The ability to break a loved one's heart is the essential contradiction in human relationships.
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Sometimes toxic people are so resistant to change that therapy does not really help them - but they send everybody else into therapy to find ways to cope.
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Perspective is the enemy of long-lost love.
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People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.
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Nags nag because they feel they aren't being heard.
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Marriage is an intimate relationship between two people. It is a bad idea to involve a third party.
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Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the ukulele.
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Life is weird. And guess what makes it weird? People.
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Individuals who are uncomfortable with themselves sometimes emit vibes that make others uncomfortable.
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In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.
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If you turn the heat down on the relationship, she will soften, the tension will lessen, and she will eventually inch closer to you. Don't go in for the hug until you achieve a handshake.
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If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins.
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Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.
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