Relationships Quotes

Connection, conflict, and everything in between. What our bonds with others teach us about ourselves.

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"Relationships require work, but they're worth it."
Ann Landers
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"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the accuracy and fidelity of every act and word."
Alfred Adler
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"Every individual acts and is motivated by social interest and the need to belong."
Alfred Adler
"To understand a man, one must look at him through the eyes of children."
Blaise Pascal
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"A man without a woman is like a fish without a bicycle."
Russell Baker
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"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution."
Russell Baker
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"Life doesn't always give you the people you want. It gives you the people you need."
Russell Baker
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"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."
Russell Baker
"A problem shared is a problem halved."
Dear Abby
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but presence makes it grow stronger."
Dear Abby
"Your network is your net worth."
Dear Abby
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"Social influence shapes not just our behavior but our very perception of reality."
Leon Festinger
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"Social consensus creates a powerful validation of our beliefs."
Leon Festinger
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"Belief and behavior are locked in an eternal dance of influence."
Leon Festinger
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"Cognitive dissonance explains why people hold onto failing relationships and failed beliefs."
Leon Festinger
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"Relationships require three things: honesty, trust, and effort."
Ann Landers
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"Every human being wants to feel they belong and matter."
Alfred Adler
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"An individual who feels genuinely respected will naturally become a better person."
Alfred Adler
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"We grow through our relationships with others."
Alfred Adler
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"To be heard is to be valued, and to be valued is to be alive."
Alfred Adler
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"Our social connections determine our well-being more than wealth or status."
Alfred Adler
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"Our relationships are the true measure of our success."
Alfred Adler
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"Relationships require constant effort."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Relationships define who we are."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Relationships require work, honesty, and a sense of humor."
Mike Royko
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"An argument is like a fire in a fireplace - controlled, it's pleasant; uncontrolled, it burns the house down."
Russell Baker
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"There is no greater gift than being truly listened to."
Russell Baker
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"An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart."
Ann Landers
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"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."
Ann Landers
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"The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being."
Ann Landers