Coontz How History Quotes & Sayings

The idea that in prehistoric times a man would spend his life hunting only for the benefit of his own wife and children, who were dependent solely upon his hunting prowess for survival, is simply a projection of 1950s marital norms onto the past. — Stephanie Coontz

I'm used to people thinking I'm nuts. And you know what? I kind of love it. — Kevin Spacey

One of my first thoughts I had when I started considering the mastectomy was, 'What am I going to look like?' And then, 'What will my husband think?' — Giuliana Rancic

The smog curled between the streetlamps and the spokes of the wrought iron framework. It seemed through your body and into your bones. — Sara Sheridan

Facebook will figure out ways to allow people to have good businesses. — Jonah Peretti

Never before in history had societies thought that such a set of high expectations about marriage was either realistic or desirable. Although many Europeans and Americans found tremendous joy in building their relationships around these values, the adoption of these unprecedented goals for marriage had unanticipated and revolutionary consequences that have since come to threaten the stability of the entire institution. — Stephanie Coontz

He who has great power should use it lightly. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca