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Mariella Frostrup Quotes

In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations Picture Quote #1

I’m a control freak. And more so now that I have children Picture Quote #1

In my late teens and early twenties, I thought having children was possibly the most irresponsible thing you could do because I thought that the world was a dreadful place; I thought the sooner we all got off the planet, the better Picture Quote #1

It’s a universal truth that no parent wishes to acknowledge that the fear and phobias we are in thrall to in adulthood almost invariably connect back to childhood experiences Picture Quote #1

I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute Picture Quote #1

The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity Picture Quote #1

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I can’t sleep in an isolated place without pills, earplugs, and both my children in bed with me for fear of scary, feral characters with a hankering for the wilderness Picture Quote #1

Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television Picture Quote #1

Every adult has the right to choose who they wish to spend their lives with, and we’re all capable of making mistakes, but no one escapes with their self-regard intact Picture Quote #1

Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy’s heart beat for her, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ would barely have made it into a short story. Their torturously slow-burning romance is a classic example of how men and women still struggle to communicate the most basic of emotions Picture Quote #1

Girls have a tendency to take responsibility for romantic misinterpretations, when often it’s men whose perfectly honed emotional inscrutability makes life more complicated than it should be Picture Quote #1

Ageing is one of those battles you’re not going to win. I’ll try to look as good as I can as long as I can. I don’t think I’ll do cosmetic surgery because I’m a wimp Picture Quote #1

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When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them Picture Quote #1

Choosing to mother your kids full-time may seem to some the easy choice, eschewing as it does the stresses and strains of the workplace, but one of the continuing frustrations for women is the lack of respect they get for taking on the responsibility for domestic life, whether they’re also working outside the home or not Picture Quote #1

I used to routinely turn down things that might compound the impression that I was some kind of vacuous blonde. But now, when I look back, I think I should have done them because I would be very rich - being taken seriously isn’t all it’s cracked up to be Picture Quote #1

For most of us, when our ‘dreams’ - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure Picture Quote #1

Romantic comedies seem to take over where the fairytales of childhood left off, feeding our dreams of a soulmate; though, sadly, the Hollywood endings prove quite elusive in the real world Picture Quote #1

Once you’ve raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow Picture Quote #1

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Often, those who bruise easily spend too much time thinking about themselves. I’d go so far as to say that oversensitivity is a privilege of the underoccupied. The majority of people don’t have the time to lavish care on emotional wounds - they’re too busy getting on with living Picture Quote #1

As for tweeting and texting: impassioned discussions, particularly when they’re intimate, don’t work in abbreviated script messages. No relationship should begin or end in 140 characters Picture Quote #1

Normally, the thin-skinned have an endless array of excuses for why their workaday interactions are so much harder to bear for them than for the rest of us. In the eyes of the self-suffering, they are being victimised, used and always abused, when they’re actually experiencing exactly the same body blows as the rest of us Picture Quote #1

I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn’t escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic Picture Quote #1

Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority Picture Quote #1

While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we’ve put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye Picture Quote #1

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Translating any insights I have for strangers’ lives into positive action in my own has proved a challenge. While I’ve learned a lot about what everyone else is thinking, I fail miserably to use such knowledge in my private relationships Picture Quote #1

For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives Picture Quote #1

The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn’t a good one Picture Quote #1

It’s perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard Picture Quote #1

Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don’t think there’s any sympathy Picture Quote #1

The more brutal it gets in the working world, the more appealing the prospect of having someone at home creating a sanctuary becomes. Increasingly couples, particularly with children, are making that tough choice, with one or other partner electing to embrace domestic duties while the other brings home the cash Picture Quote #1

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In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) I’m a control freak. And more so now that I have children. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) In my late teens and early twenties, I thought having children was possibly the most irresponsible thing you could do because I thought that the world was a dreadful place; I thought the sooner we all got off the planet, the better. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) It’s a universal truth that no parent wishes to acknowledge that the fear and phobias we are in thrall to in adulthood almost invariably connect back to childhood experiences. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) I can’t sleep in an isolated place without pills, earplugs, and both my children in bed with me for fear of scary, feral characters with a hankering for the wilderness. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Every adult has the right to choose who they wish to spend their lives with, and we’re all capable of making mistakes, but no one escapes with their self-regard intact. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy’s heart beat for her, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ would barely have made it into a short story. Their torturously slow-burning romance is a classic example of how men and women still struggle to communicate the most basic of emotions. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Girls have a tendency to take responsibility for romantic misinterpretations, when often it’s men whose perfectly honed emotional inscrutability makes life more complicated than it should be. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Ageing is one of those battles you’re not going to win. I’ll try to look as good as I can as long as I can. I don’t think I’ll do cosmetic surgery because I’m a wimp. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Choosing to mother your kids full-time may seem to some the easy choice, eschewing as it does the stresses and strains of the workplace, but one of the continuing frustrations for women is the lack of respect they get for taking on the responsibility for domestic life, whether they’re also working outside the home or not. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) I used to routinely turn down things that might compound the impression that I was some kind of vacuous blonde. But now, when I look back, I think I should have done them because I would be very rich - being taken seriously isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) For most of us, when our ‘dreams’ - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Romantic comedies seem to take over where the fairytales of childhood left off, feeding our dreams of a soulmate; though, sadly, the Hollywood endings prove quite elusive in the real world. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Once you’ve raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Often, those who bruise easily spend too much time thinking about themselves. I’d go so far as to say that oversensitivity is a privilege of the underoccupied. The majority of people don’t have the time to lavish care on emotional wounds - they’re too busy getting on with living. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) As for tweeting and texting: impassioned discussions, particularly when they’re intimate, don’t work in abbreviated script messages. No relationship should begin or end in 140 characters. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Normally, the thin-skinned have an endless array of excuses for why their workaday interactions are so much harder to bear for them than for the rest of us. In the eyes of the self-suffering, they are being victimised, used and always abused, when they’re actually experiencing exactly the same body blows as the rest of us. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn’t escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we’ve put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Translating any insights I have for strangers’ lives into positive action in my own has proved a challenge. While I’ve learned a lot about what everyone else is thinking, I fail miserably to use such knowledge in my private relationships. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn’t a good one (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) It’s perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don’t think there’s any sympathy. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes) The more brutal it gets in the working world, the more appealing the prospect of having someone at home creating a sanctuary becomes. Increasingly couples, particularly with children, are making that tough choice, with one or other partner electing to embrace domestic duties while the other brings home the cash. (Mariella Frostrup Quotes)

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