Mariella Frostrup quotes
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“I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.”
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“In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.”
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“There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "I'm too sensitive. How can I toughen up?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. Jnuary 26, 2014.
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“When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure.”
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“As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.
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“It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Dear Mariella" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 08, 2010.
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“Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!”
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“Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Let's give older mothers a break" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. March 01, 2012.
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“In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Fear of the dark: Mariella Frostrup goes public" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2012.
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“Since so many romantic comedies vary little in their storyline, the success or failure of such movies depends largely on whether we believe in the relationship of the protagonists.”
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“With longer life spans and better health and education, many feel that giving birth to a baby a mere couple of decades after they themselves were in the cradle is a little premature.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Let's give older mothers a break". www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.
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“There are two ways of approaching your time on this planet: one is to sit around waiting for something to happen that will make sense of your existence, and the other is to get out there and find purpose for yourself.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.
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“We invest less in our friendships and expect more of friends than any other relationship. We spend days working out where to book for a romantic dinner, weeks wondering how to celebrate a partner or parent's birthday, and seconds forgetting a friend's important anniversary.”
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“From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women determined to change the course of the future for themselves and their families.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Feminism's global challenge: With one voice" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. March 05, 2011.
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“For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Why we're still seduced by the romcom" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2011.
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“Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.”
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“Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.
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“The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.
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“Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in; external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce back together.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2013.
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“Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "I feel angry, jealous, self-obsessed and lost - and I need to change" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2013.
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“Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.”
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“Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 02, 2013.
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“Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.
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“Placing 'amicable' and 'separation' together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex fills us with disgust, misery, agony or a combination of all three.”
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“Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.”
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“Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "I enjoy the freedom of being single - but should I be looking for a partner?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. December 22, 2013.
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“Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.”
-- Mariella FrostrupSource : "I enjoy the freedom of being single - but should I be looking for a partner?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. December 22, 2013.
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“The point of the feminist movement wasnt simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but to create a world where the contribution of both sexes was equally valued and no ones worth was judged on their take-home salary.”
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