“I love films that test cynicism and inspire you to do better in your dealings with your family and with strangers.” Quote by Jennifer Phang
“Sometimes I'm fragile, sometimes too emotional, but I'm putting everything I can on my side to be a happy person.” PersonsI CanSometimesSidesEmotionalFragileHappy Person Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“Before I was abducted, I think that happiness was related to success. Nowadays happiness is related, for me, to rest, peace, serenity.” ThinkingRelatedSerenity Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“Nothing that I can encounter today can be as bad as what is behind me. There are small things that used to upset me, but now I just think: Who cares?” ThinkingI CanCareTodayUsedBehindsUpsetEncountersWho CaresSmall Things Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“Hostages want to survive - they are very focused on their own little view of things.” WantLittlesViewsFocusedHostage Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“It's important for me to fight for principles. But I am not willing to cope with the nastiness of politics anymore and the endless destructive confrontations that it leads to.” ImportantFightingPrinciplesWillingEndlessDestructiveConfrontationNastiness Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“The narrative for girls is that you just hang around and wait to be "chosen" and then you belong to somebody and you live happily ever after. There isn't room for more nuanced concerns about the creepy proprietary nature of that relationship model, or the breadth of what fulfillment really means for women.” MeanGirlWaitingRoomsModelsConcernChosenNarrativeFulfillmentReally MeanCreepyHappily Ever AfterEver AfterBreadth Author:Lindy West
“My relationship with brick-and-mortar shopping is, in general, unpleasant. I can't remember a time in my life when I could go to a physical store and find a variety of things in my size that excited me and fit my personal style. As a plus-size shopper at a typical mall, you're limited to at most five stores out of maybe 50 clothing retailers. That leaves us with very few options and, for people on a tight budget, pretty much no chance of comparison shopping. You take what you can get.” PeopleI CanRememberChanceFiveStyleFitSizeExcitedStoresVarietyBudgetsComparisonPlusShoppingClothingsTypicalBricksMallsPersonal StyleMortarRetailersShoppersPlus SizeBricks And Mortar Author:Lindy West
“Just live! Live now! Don't wait, and don't let anyone tell you that you're a work in progress.” WaitingProgressJust LiveWork In Progress Author:Lindy West
“I loved being around live rocking music, but I never knew what to do with myself socially at a show or club. I discovered that the dance floor was the perfect place to hide in plain sight.” ShowsPerfectSightClubsDance FloorPlain Sight Author:Larry Howes