Stephanie Coontz Quotes

The notion that marriage is an impediment to commitments to the larger community is a long-standing one - and one reason early Christians did not place the institution at the top of their moral hierarchy, complaining that married couples cared more about pleasing each other than doing the Lord's work.

Stephanie Coontz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 31, 1944

Topics

WorkMarriageCommunityDoingEarly

My legacy is so, so important to me.

Andre Ward

MeLegacyImportant

You can only make the work that you have to make. And I am old enough now to know that I can't start making shows that are going to win awards. That way madness lies.

John Tiffany

WorkI AmWinStartEnoughMadness

Only a well-rounded intellect, a spirit nourished in the eternal sources of intelligence and culture, of justice and wisdom, is a safeguard against both indifference and skepticism.

Ameen Rihani

WisdomJusticeCultureIntelligence

Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.

Ambrose Bierce

AgeLightExperienceYouthErrors

I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess.

Rutina Wesley

ThinkGoddessI Think

I lost my dad way too early and it was agonisingly awful. I missed him so much and I hated knowing that I could never again pick up the phone to tell him about my day.

Monica Seles

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There are so many restaurants that cook for themselves and think they are different. But it is always about making your guest feel special.

Johnny Iuzzini

ThinkFeelSpecialAlwaysGuest

Before I even wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a figure skater.

Allison Janney

ActorEvenWantedBeforeFigure

For every betrayed woman, there is always the betrayer, man.

Susan B. Anthony

WomanManAlwaysBetrayedEvery

If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.

Norman Ralph Augustine

AdviceStock MarketSellingExpert

When you're in the States and you're a writer and you've got money and you walk into a bank, you're a bum with money.

Norman Spinrad

MoneyWalkYouBankGotWriter

When you're younger and you see something that really speaks to you, it's indelible in a way that's not the same as when you're an adult. So I'll always love reading books and making movies that resonate with young people.

Nina Jacobson

LovePeopleReadingYouYoungWay

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