Movies & Quotes to Make Your Relationship Better & Better...

J.K. Rowling quotes 

 

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

 

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

 

Jim Carrey quotes 

 

“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory.”
 

Helen Keller quotes 

 

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”

 

“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

 

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

 

Marianne Williamson quotes

 

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

Allison Armstrong quotes 

 

 “Honey, I have a problem and need your help solving it.”

 

“A great sex life requires courage and vulnerability.

 

“Women think men have a hard time with our emotions. But, they just need something worth providing for us, whatever we’re experiencing. And the only way they’ll know is if we tell them directly, as in, ‘How you can help me the most is by holding me while I feel what I’m feeling.’ A common response? ‘Heck, I can do that.’”

 

"My mother told me once that if I wanted to be married, I’d have to give up my “damn independence and precious self-sufficiency.” Truthfully, I was really upset! My independence was hard-won, and my self-sufficiency…well, I could do everything better, couldn’t I?
 

One day I read a definition of “independence” that said, “free from the control or influence of another.” Then I looked up “partnership” and it said, “person’s engaged in an enterprise, sharing its profits and risks.” Uh oh. They are, in fact, opposites.
 

Marriage isn’t for everyone – because my mother was right! But, for me, it has been worth the trade to build something with someone I love, admire and respect – and vice versa!"

 

“Partnerships are created through accountability. By people willing to be held to account for providing for each other - in the way that they speak, in the way that they listen, and in who they are being with each other. Then, you can have a partnership - instead of just a series of expectations otherwise known as a relationship.”

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Marshall Rosenberg quotes 

 

“The normal outcome of most communication is misunderstanding.”

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Stan Tatkin quotes 

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“Couples in distress too often turn to solutions that can be summed up by "You do your thing and I'll do my thing" or "You take care of yourself and I'll take care of myself." We hear pop psychology pronouncements such as "I'm not ready to be in a relationship" and "You have to love yourself before anyone can love you."

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“Devote yourself to your partner's sense of safety and security and not simply to your idea about what that should be. What may make you feel safe and secure may not be what your partner requires from you. Your job is to know what matters to your partner and how to make him or her feel safe and secure.”

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“When we recite our relationship vows, perhaps we should say, “I take you as my pain in the rear, with all your history and baggage, and I take responsibility for all prior injustices you endured at the hands of those I never knew, because you now are in my care.” 
 

“Fears and expectations that date back to earlier experiences of dependency, but that didn't arise during courtship or dating, are activated as commitment to the relationship increases. As a result, partners start to anticipate the worst, not the best from their relationship.”

 

“In the context of couples, research in this area suggests how we as partners can manage one another’s highs and lows. We don’t have to remain at the mercy of each other’s runaway moods and feelings. Rather, as competent managers of our partners, we can become expert at moving, shifting, motivating, influencing, soothing, and inspiring one another.” 

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“When we enter into a relationship, we want to matter to our partner, to be visible and important....We want to know our efforts are noticed and appreciated. We want to know our relationship is regarded as important by our partner and will not be relegated to second or third place because of a competing person, task, or thing.”

 

Tony Robbins quotes 

 

“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.”

 

“Make it easy to win, and hard to lose.”

 

“When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears.” 

 

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”

 

 "We are all driven by the need to fulfill six humans needs basically. These 6 basic human needs are not just desires or wants, but profound needs which serve as the basis of every choice we make".

1. Certainty: This is the need for security, comfort and consistency

2. Uncertainty: This is need for variety, challenges,

3. Significance: The need to feel important, needed, wanted and worthy of love

4. Love and Connection: The need for feeling connected with and loved by other human beings.

5. Growth: The need for constant development emotionally, intellectually and spiritually

6. Contribution: Giving beyond ourselves and giving to others

 

Brene Brown quotes 

 

“Empathy is the antidote to shame.”

 

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”

“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”

 

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”

 

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”

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