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Amy Dickinson Inspirational Quotes (77)

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I think that, on some level, everybody lives vicariously through couples who are getting married.
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I believe that everyone deserves love, and sometimes looking outside your own culture is a good way to find it.
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Healthy boundaries are important, but you may be building a brick wall when a picket fence would do.
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Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union.
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Boredom has an important function, because pushing through it can unleash creativity.
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Being inclusive sometimes means being kind toward people whose views are repugnant. But you should only do so if it is physically and emotionally safe for you.
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Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.
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Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.
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Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.
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A threat is a promise followed by a consequence.
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As an advice columnist, I spend a lot of time reading through psychology journals to ensure that I give the most up-to-date advice.
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One person gets to decide if something is a problem in a relationship.
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There is nothing more painful than being rejected simply for being who you are.
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Have you ever noticed how bored people are also boring?
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One of the privileges of adulthood is that your parents don't get to tell you what to do.
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In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.
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Groveling for connection from someone who compares you to Hitler is not good for a person's self-esteem.
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Friendships can survive after massive disappointment, but only if both parties are honest with one another.
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The fullness of life is incubated in its messy places.
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You must give and receive love only when doing so doesn't hurt others. That's the ethical path, and you should gain strength from walking it.
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Needy and boring parents tend to have needy and bored children.
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Life is easier when you are comfortable in your own skin.
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You need to start behaving like the person you want to attract.
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Not every relationship can be altered to fit.
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