He defined fawning as “a response to a threat by becoming more appealing to the threat.” Fawners mirror or merge with someone else’s desires or expectations, to defuse conflict rather than confront it directly. Because it’s their best
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“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
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“You don't have to cultivate cynicism, it flowers naturally.
You know when you gamble that you're going to lose. And win just enough.
I guess you just had to be there.”
― Sweetbitter
You know when you gamble that you're going to lose. And win just enough.
I guess you just had to be there.”
― Sweetbitter
“The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn. The less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything...”
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“Tess, don't you worry about old Mrs. Neely. If you ever reach my age you'll find that death becomes a need, like sleep.”
― Sweetbitter
― Sweetbitter
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