Deplore Synonyms Quotes & Sayings

I feel that the great challenge of our time is the communication of ideas. — Alain De Botton

Brothers are not like sisters [ ... ] They don't call each other every week. They don't have secret worlds to share. Can you think of two brothers who are really, inseparably close? No, for brothers it's a different set of rules. Like it or not, we're held to the bare minimum. Will you be there for him if he needs you? Of course. Should you love him without question? Absolutely. But those are the easy things. Do you make him a large part of your life, an equal to a wife or a best friend? At the beginning, when you're kids, the answer is often yes. But when you get to high school, or older? Do you tell him everything? Do you let him know who you really are? The answer is usually no. Because all these other things get in the way. Girlfriends. Rebellion. Work. — David Levithan

Because modern society has almost completely eliminated trauma and violence from everyday life, anyone who does suffer those things is deemed to be extraordinarily unfortunate. This gives people access to sympathy and resources but also creates an identity of victimhood that can delay recovery. — Sebastian Junger

I do think that the badmouthing and alienating of a child from a parent is one of the few unforgivable sins. I do think those people will have to answer to God who will say, You allowed your anger to destroy the relationship of your child to the other parent? Isn't that why I gave you a conscience? — Dennis Prager

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work. — J.G. Holland

Death drowns the unsatisfied man, whose restless mind clutches for greater and greater pleasures. — Thich Nhat Hanh

In an ideal world, an individual's institutional power would be correlated perfectly with his or her value-add. In practice, this is seldom the case. — Gary Hamel

Seven years after I saw the pictures of those doors, I received my first adult passport. I wish I had come to it sooner. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

I used to get so comfortable running the hurdles, I was just like a ballet dancer going out there and going through the routines. — Rod Milburn