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If people thought more, we'd all have less to amuse us.
Amy Dickinson
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Amy Dickinson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
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Freeville
New York
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Women
People
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One person gets to decide if something is a problem in a relationship.
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Individuals who are uncomfortable with themselves sometimes emit vibes that make others uncomfortable.
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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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I think that, on some level, everybody lives vicariously through couples who are getting married.
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When you're a single parent, you're often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup ... It is mothering without a net.
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Almost any group of three is going to form a triangle, with two points closer to one another.
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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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Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.
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Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are.
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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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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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Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.
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If you've got a good book with you, you're never bored (or alone).
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One of the benefits of being divorced is that you no longer need to listen to your ex's assessment of the appropriateness of your actions.
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Boredom has an important function, because pushing through it can unleash creativity.
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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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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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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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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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You cannot beat the clock. My advice is to grab your moments of grace and enjoy them while they last.
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