Bettina Arndt on credit
Bettina Arndt7 quotes“The good husbands understand and offer to help. “All you have to do is ask” they say. But even helpful husbands have to be thanked, their contributions acknowledged, credit given.”
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When you combine wife, mother, career and all, each role become the perfect excuse for avoiding the worst aspects of the other.
Bettina ArndtBettina Arndt Traditionally, marriage involved a kind of bartering, rather than mutual inter-dependence or role sharing.
Bettina ArndtBettina Arndt Being busy and being seen to be busy lets you off the hook. Buys you a way out of all aspects of your many roles you secretly despiselike cleaning cupboardsor entertaining your husband’s business friends.
Bettina ArndtBettina Arndt Women hope men will change after marriage but they don’t; men hope women won’t change but they do.
Bettina ArndtBettina Arndt The truth is despite the hard work and juggling required to keep the different facets of the frantic life afloat, the “superwoman”has one marvelous compensation.
Bettina ArndtBettina Arndt Husbands financially and economically supported wives, while wives emotionally, psychologically and socially supported husbands. He brought home the bacon, she cooked it. He fixed the plumbing, she the psyche.
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Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
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There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion.
Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises It requires only two things to win credit for a miracle: a mountebank and a number of silly women.
Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don’t think it’s given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely.
Jay-ZJay-Z Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
NasNas If you don’t have the money management skills yet, using a debit card will ensure you don’t overspend and rack up debt on a credit card.
T. Harv EkerT. Harv Eker Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Casey StengelCasey Stengel When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
Casey StengelCasey Stengel Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt.
Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky