Mariella Frostrup Quotes

• Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices.

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  Mistake, Frustration, Choices

  "I feel angry, jealous, self-obsessed and lost - and I need to change" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2013.

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• There are two ways of approaching your time on this planet: one is to sit around waiting for something to happen that will make sense of your existence, and the other is to get out there and find purpose for yourself.

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  Two, Waiting, Purpose

  "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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• Toda amistad sufre altibajos. Aparecen patrones disfuncionales, las situaciones externas provocan fricciones internas, se distancian y luego vuelven a unirse.

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  Together, Patterns, Causes

  "Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2013.

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• I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

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  Men, Naughty, Skirts

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• Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.

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  Baby, Thinking, Careers

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• It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.

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  Despair, Tots, Easier

  "Dear Mariella" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 08, 2010.

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• The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

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  Being Human, Advantage, Circumstances

  "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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• Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

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  Girl, Confirmation, Attributes

  "I enjoy the freedom of being single - but should I be looking for a partner?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. December 22, 2013.

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• En el romance sentimos la necesidad de acercarnos y exponer los defectos de nuestra pareja con todo lujo de detalles; en la amistad tendemos a hacer lo contrario, evitando la confrontación por miedo, letargo o ambas cosas.

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  Opposites, Romance, Zoom

  "Should I cut an old friend out of my life?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 17, 2013.

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• I wasn't allowed to be clever when I was young and blonde, but now I am 50 and an old blonde, I am allowed to have gravitas. With wrinkles comes wisdom.

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  Clever, Wrinkles, Blonde

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• Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.

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  Kids, Degrees, Trials

  "Let's give older mothers a break" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. March 01, 2012.

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• From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women determined to change the course of the future for themselves and their families.

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  Feminism, Mozambique, Sierra Leone

  "Feminism's global challenge: With one voice" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. March 05, 2011.

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• Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it.

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  Joy, Trampolines

  "My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.

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• The point of the feminist movement wasnt simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but to create a world where the contribution of both sexes was equally valued and no ones worth was judged on their take-home salary.

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  Sex, Home, Space

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• For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure.

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  Dream, Motherhood, Reality

  "Why we're still seduced by the romcom" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2011.

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• Placing "amicable" and "separation" together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex fills us with disgust, misery, agony or a combination of all three.

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  Sight, Agony, Together

  "Should I stay friends with my ex?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2013.

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• Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.

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  World, Incompatibility, Reconcile

  "My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.

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• As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.

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  Forever, Purpose, World

  "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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• Cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles, la perspectiva de delegar la mitad de tus responsabilidades en un voluntario dispuesto a desempeñar un papel de apoyo o a hacerse cargo del sustento resulta ciertamente atractiva.

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  Responsibility, Play, Volunteer

  "I long to be a good wife but can't find anyone to marry me" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2013.

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• There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

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  Rushing, Issues, People

  "I'm too sensitive. How can I toughen up?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. Jnuary 26, 2014.

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• Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

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  Car, Tuning, Fine

  "Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 02, 2013.

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• Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.

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  Elephants, Self, Doubt

  "I'm 16, lonely and depressed, with nowhere to turn" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2014.

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• We invest less in our friendships and expect more of friends than any other relationship. We spend days working out where to book for a romantic dinner, weeks wondering how to celebrate a partner or parent's birthday, and seconds forgetting a friend's important anniversary.

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  Birthday, Anniversary, Book

  "Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2013.

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• Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.

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  True Friend, Giving, Challenges

  "Should I cut an old friend out of my life?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 17, 2013.

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• With longer life spans and better health and education, many feel that giving birth to a baby a mere couple of decades after they themselves were in the cradle is a little premature.

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  Baby, Couple, Giving

  "Let's give older mothers a break". www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.

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