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Ellen Goodman quotes

American Journalist April 11, 1948

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We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness. Ellen Goodman
There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over - and to let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its value. Ellen Goodman
Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor. Ellen Goodman
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? Ellen Goodman
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference. Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman quote: "The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our..."
The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children ourweigh our fears Ellen Goodman
Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe, aren't even aware of. Ellen Goodman
When you live alone, you can be sure that the person who squeezed the toothpaste tube in the middle wasn't committing a hostile act. Ellen Goodman
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it. Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman quote: "If women can sleep their way to the top, how come they aren't..."
If women can sleep their way to the top, how come they aren't there? Ellen Goodman
We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential. Ellen Goodman
When we describe what the other person is really like, I suppose we often picture what we want. We look through the prism of our need. Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman quote: "You can fire your secretary, divorce your spouse, abandon your..."
You can fire your secretary, divorce your spouse, abandon your children. But they remain your co-authors forever. Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman quote: "I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value,..."
I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box. Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman quote: "We owned what we learned back there; the experience and the..."
We owned what we learned back there; the experience and the growth are grafted into our lives. Ellen Goodman

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