“You can’t just point out some random person and look to them to make you happy. You need a spark. You need that silly grin plastered across your face whenever you think of their name or how you met. You need that rush comes whenever your phone pings and it’s them. You need to date someone who isn’t…”— Jennifer Cie, thoughtcatalog.com
“I wanted to run to the top of the Empire State Building and make an announcement to all [single women] that they don’t need to wrangle some warm body to sit next to them just so they aren’t alone on holidays. That they should never let a magazine or dating site or matchmaker monster tell them they’r…”— Amy Schumer, washingtonpost.com
“We tell women they have unrealistic standards about what is obtainable to them, and we do this living in a world inhabited by males who will literally spend all day making sexual comments to any female in their sightline. We tell women to lower their standards, while men who look like turtles feel f…”— Mary Elizabeth Williams, salon.com
“I feel like being more selective at the outset has narrowed the field to men with good intentions, or who can at least make themselves presentable, carry on an intelligent conversation and be pleasant company for a night out. These men exist if only we stop giving our time to the men who are telling…”— Crystal Jackson, elitedaily.com
“Set your standards higher than you can imagine; if you want it badly enough, you won't fall short. If you want that job promotion, get it. If you want to move, do it. If you don't want to hook up with the not-so-hot guy at the bar, don't. Don't settle for anything less than exactly what you want.”— Jen Ross, elitedaily.com
“Lower yourself for no one. If people like you, and want to be in your life, they will. It’s as simple as that – don’t make it complicated when it’s not.”— Shani Jayawardena, thoughtcatalog.com
“You keep watching other people find each other, and eventually your dream partner starts to feel like a mythical creature. The line between holding your love life to a certain standard, and being picky to the point of foolishness, becomes blurred. It is hard to understand when you’re settling out of…”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t apologize for having high standards. If it makes your road trip to finding love a little bit longer, don’t fret. It’s better to take your time are arrive at the destination you wanted than stop at the first attraction you see along the way and quickly find out it’s not what you hoped for.”— Mike Zacchio, thoughtcatalog.com
“I hold high standards for the woman in my life because I hold extremely high standards for myself, and I believe that a woman is a reflection of the man she is with and vice versa.”— Mike Zacchio, thoughtcatalog.com
“I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?”— Adriana Trigiani, amazon.com
“Do not chase another human being. Instead, chase your curiosity. Chase your development and your goals. Chase your passion. Strive to work for something bigger than yourself, and instead of trying to convince someone that you fit within their world, strive to build your own.”— Bianca Sparacino, amazon.com
“It doesn’t matter how much you love someone, you are never going to be what that person wants you to be.”— Don Miguel Ruiz, amazon.com
“And what is the right woman, the right man? Someone who wants to go in the same direction as you do, someone who is compatible with your views and your values — emotionally, physically, economically, spiritually.”— Don Miguel Ruiz, amazon.com
“Every now and then she looked around for tangible evidence of his having ever been there. Where were the butterflies? The blueberries? The whistling reed? She could find nothing, for he had left nothing but his stunning absence.”— Toni Morrison, amazon.com
“Now he knew why he loved her so. Without ever leaving the ground, she could fly.”— Toni Morrison, amazon.com
“Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it.”— Toni Morrison, amazon.com
“You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? You don't, do you? And neither does he.”— Toni Morrison, books.google.com
“Nice guys are putting on guerrilla art shows, working with the NRDC, riding in mountain bike rallies, and campaigning to get morons tossed out of Congress. Why not join one of these groups and make a little difference in the world? The men you meet will sometimes be startlingly hot, but who cares? Y…”— E. Jean, elle.com
“Allowing our emotions to influence our actions and decisions is what gets us into trouble.”— Kara King, amazon.com