You always knew after shitty things happened, who your friends really were.

Jodi Picoult

Time is like oxygen. there is a minimum amount that's necessary for survival. And it takes quantity as well as quality to develop warm and caring relationships.

Armand Nicholi

One lesson from the success of podcasts and YouTube: there is an enormous market for digital companionship. We are profoundly social creatures. Modern life can be lonely. We miss the chatter of the ancestral campfire. We import voices to fill the silence and feel less isolated.

The Stoic Emperor

It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes, in our societies, in our governments, and in our workplaces.

Emma Watson

I am confident that nobody will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.

Nelson Mandela

I am straight enough to know that if you want to marry whoever you want to marry, you should be able to marry whoever you want to marry.

Patti Labelle