Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor – all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people start asking two questions, which are What are you doing now? and How are you going to beat that? And I have to say, I love the assumption that your intention is to beat yourself constantly – that youre in battle against yourself. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Success
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What I think is amazing is not that 85% of people who get married under the age of 25 get divorced, its that 15% of them stay together. How did they manage to pull that off? You almost cant wait too long. Its the single simplest measure to predict divorce. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Now, if you are like me – if you are like practically anybody in America – then you probably hold some negative opinions about the French, based upon movies, rumors, recent headlines, unfortunate run-ins with Parisian waiters, or… you know… all that unpleasantness surrounding the Vichy regime. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Our people have become as processed as our food. – Terri Guillemets

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Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society. – Phyllis Schlafly

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Anyone else tired of how media eats your brain? – Daniel, @blindedpoet

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Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. – Herb Caen

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