Nagged News Quotes & Sayings

We are in this world not only for ourselves but for others. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't let a Narcissist, or any other kind of vampire, get away with nonverbal disapproval. Unspoken communication has much more power than mere words because it is ambiguous. If a Narcissist says you did something wrong, you can at least disagree. If he only hints at it, you are left wondering if what you're seeing really means what you think it does, or if the whole thing is somehow your fault, or whatever else you might be imagining. ... Translate rather than pointing the finger. This is the tricky part because it is subtle, but it will make all the difference. An unsubstantiated accusation of an internal state, like, "You're bored," invites defensiveness. A translation, like, "You keep looking at the clock; I'm assuming you're bored," is much harder to deny. A Histrionic might try, but other kinds of vampires will have to concede that they are indeed looking at the clock. — Albert J. Bernstein

Human need is really a great spiritual vacuum which God seeks to fill ... With one hand in the hand of a fellow man in need and the other in the hand of Christ, He could get across the vacuum. — George Washington Carver

Because sometimes words were so pitifully inadequate, and I knew that, but I had to try anyway. — Jenny Han

I know how bad you feel. Trapped," she says. "It gets better, I promise. So much better. — Laurie Halse Anderson

You see, I was never a big fan of contemporary movies because they always make actresses and actors look too perfect. — Kate Winslet