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Morrie Schwartz quotes about people

American Educator December 20, 1916 – November 4, 1995

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There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like. In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Maybe you’re too used to that. Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own. Morrie Schwartz
All this emphasis on youth - I don’t buy it. Listen, I know what a misery being young can be, so don’t tell me it’s so great. All these kids who came to me with their struggles, their strife, their feelings of inadequacy, their sense that life was miserable, so bad they wanted to kill themselves... and in addition to all the miseries, the young are not wise. They have very little understanding about life. Who wants to live everyday when you don’t know what’s going on? When people are... Morrie Schwartz
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. Morrie Schwartz
Morrie Schwartz quote: "It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with..."
It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people. Morrie Schwartz
People are only mean when they're threatene? and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does. Even people who have jobs in our economy are threatened, because they worry about losing them. And when you get threatened, you start looking out only for yourself. You start making money a god. It is all part of this culture. Morrie Schwartz
We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people. Morrie Schwartz

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