“At thirty years a woman asks her lover to give her back the esteem she has forfeited for his sake; she lives only for him, her thoughts are full of his future, he must have a great career, she bids him make it glorious; she can obey, entreat, command, humble herself, or rise in pride; times without number she brings comfort when a young girl can only make moan.” LoveGivingYearsYoungGirlAsksWomenNumbersCareersPrideLoversComfortSakeHumbleCommandEsteemMaturityThirtyGloriousThirty Years Author:Honore de Balzac
“I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas won't let you go. For me, educating girls was like that.” IdeasSometimesMightGirlForceCareersTvsComfortMy FamilyBusyZoneLos AngelesComfort ZoneReluctanceLetting You GoAntipathyLakers Author:Richard E. Robbins
“You have the mainstream bourgeois life of the U.S., Europe, the "developed" world - the life of technology, education, mortgages, careers, a certain level of physical comfort - while on the other hand, several billion people on the planet exist on less than a dollar a day. That's a huge and terrible reality to get your head around.” PeopleWorldHandsRealityCertainLevelsCareersTechnologyPlanetsHugeTerribleComfortEuropeDollarsBillionsMainstreamMortgageBourgeoisTechnology In Education Author:Ben Fountain
“Comedians tend to find a comfort zone and stay there and do lamer versions of themselves for the rest of their career.” CareersComfortVersionsComedianZoneComfort Zone Author:Chris Rock
“One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.” LooksQualityCareersStageStyleEasierComfortElementsMusicalZoneComfort ZoneUnpredictablePredictableCenter StageMusical Style Author:Taylor Swift
“Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and a three-dollar pantyhose that won't run.” MenWantChildrenRunningThreeWomenCareersComfortIndependenceDollarsLuxuryWomen WantLove RespectPantyhose Author:Phyllis Diller
“Just for a while": Death's opening chat-up line in His great seduction, before he drugged you with soporific comforts, distracted you with minor luxuries and ensnared you with long-term payment plans. Join the Rat Race "just for a while." Concentrate on your career "just for a while." Move in with your girlfriend "just for a while." Find a bigger place, out in the burbs "just for a while." Lie down in that wooden box "just for a while.” LongMovingLyingTermLinesRaceCareersPlansComfortBiggerBoxesOpeningLuxuryLong TermGirlfriendMinorsRatsSeductionDistractedPaymentRat RaceYour Girlfriend Author:Christopher Brookmyre