What other people think is their problem.
Because there can be consequences for saying the first thing that pops into our heads, it is prudent to exercise tact.
I'm not a caregiver.
Marriage is a big adjustment for anyone - male or female. There is no guarantee that a person who has become set in his or her ways can successfully make that transition.
A man who doesn't make you feel special, wanted or important would make a very poor husband.
Sometimes funerals and weddings bring out the worst rather than the best in people.
You have only one life to live, so live it without worrying about what others may think.
The harder you try to control your girlfriend the further you'll drive her away, so stop acting like a dumbbell.
"Great guys" can make great husbands.
Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship.
I'm trying to tell kids if they are gay, it's OK to be gay. I've tried to tell families if they have a gay family member to accept them and love them as they always have.
You know you don't have to be the most popular kid in the school to have people acknowledge your presence.
I know my mother has always looked at strangers as friends.
I think everybody knows they have to be vigilant with their children. I don't have anything profound to say on that subject. We all know that we have to watch the children. The question is when does it become absolute paranoia?
Although there have been warnings that it was coming for years, the Alzheimer's epidemic is here now and millions more families will be touched by this progressive - and ultimately fatal - disease unless its course can be altered.
Twins have a special bond. They feel safer with each other than with their peers.
I don't think I'm a flaming radical.
I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em.
I love my mother. I reach out to my mother.
Women were once considered chattel, and slavery was regarded as sanctioned in the Bible. However, western society grew to recognize that neither was just.
People who write to 'Dear Abby' don't always have the most earthshaking problems in the world.
People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others.
I think the gay - the gay/straight alliances in the school are very useful as far as creating understanding among kids and so kids aren't necessarily so stigmatized or demonized for being who they really are.
Many people with physical disabilities have romantic lives and good marriages to partners who see past their disabilities and recognize all of the things they can do.
People who take more than their share usually feel an inflated sense of entitlement.
Much as you would like, you are not going to change people who feel it's part of their religious commitment to 'save' you.
You can be as devoted and loving a spouse or a caregiver or child, but you also have to remember that you have to program time for yourself in there, because it will renew you.
It takes time to really get to know someone. Take the time because in the early months of a relationship, both parties are in the "selling" phase.
People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. It's a sign of immaturity.
Sometimes the most important conversations are the most difficult to engage in.
Like a stone thrown into a pond, a good deed can create ripples that extend far beyond the initial splash.
Communication is the key to successful relationships.
—Neal Justin in the Star Tribune
