Quotes tagged ‘Single’

“Single people should, in theory, be the purest embodiment of American values of self-sufficiency and individualism. That they’re not speaks to the fact that we don’t venerate the individual — we venerate the individual family.”

— Anne Helen Petersen, vox.com

“You don’t have a settled life, stuck in one place. Celebrate this freedom while you can.”

— Marisa Donnelly, Thought Catalog, medium.com

“Stay single until you find someone who complements rather than completes you.”

— Becky Curl, Thought Catalog, thoughtcatalog.com

“It’s 2019 and Lizzo is in power, the most important opinion of my appearance is my own.”

— Shani Silver, refinery29.com

“You sparkle without him. Know that.”

— Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Kelvin Gemstone, Adam DeVine, imdb.com

“Just say you fucking like me. Just be nice and normal. This constantly dangling affection just out of reach is more than I can handle. I consider whether this is a viable relationship, and then wonder if it’s too soon or too stupid to consider that. I just want someone who feels like coming home.”

— Sex Diaries, thecut.com

“I love being single. You know what I do? Whatever I want all the time.”

— Alan Yang, Matt Hubbard, Sharon, Kym Whitley, imdb.com

“Before I learned the value of a good digital detox, I was bathing myself in jealousy like it was a new deeply scented product from Lush.”

— Shani Silver, refinery29.com

“Invest your time, don’t just spend it.”

— Josie Santi, theeverygirl.com

“My married friends are obsessed with getting me married and I go along cause clearly its the only interesting part about their dull marriage.”

— Matt Oswalt, huffpost.com

“Singles are far from being in the minority—and they are far better positioned to realize happiness and fulfillment throughout their lives.”

— Tiffy Thompson, vice.com

“We’re all always products on the market, and we’re constantly trying to advertise our better selves in that market.”

— Nick Irving, medium.com

“i think about this poem a lot. as a single woman in a culture/society that constantly sells romance, i feel isolated. people often refer to themselves as "lucky" when they find someone, but does that mean i am "unlucky"? this poem reminds me that i'm not. thanks, @nktgill”

— Bina Perino, twitter.com

“You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend, and you've never watched Star Trek? Good Lord...”

— Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Patrick Stewart, Patrick Stewart, imdb.com

“I’m not angry, or mean, or dealing with a terribly uncomfortable underwire — I’m just trying to get from one place to another without allowing the onslaught of unwanted comments from total strangers to whittle away at me.”

— Shani Silver, refinery29.com

“You can understand communication and still end up single.”

— Eric Heisserer, Dr. Louise Banks, Amy Adams, imdb.com

“When did being alone become the modern-day equivalent of being a leper? Will Manhattan restaurants soon be divided up into sections -- smoking, non-smoking, single, non-single?”

— Michael Patrick King, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, imdb.com

“You hire people when they’re young, single, looking for something to commit to, to build their lives around. Pay them twice what they’re worth. It builds loyalty.”

— Scott Buck, Harold Meachum, David Wenham, imdb.com

“Miles: We may only have a few seconds together before the next bell. I need you to sum up your entire being in four words. Go! Cute Girl: Not interested in you. Miles: Four words on the dot.”

— Adam England, Miles Goodman, Trevor Lissauer, imdb.com

“Roxie: Hey, what's that for? Sabrina: Josh and I are throwing a singles party at the coffeehouse. I'm sure you think it's stupid. Roxie: I haven't been on a date in five months. I can live with stupid. Sabrina: Well, there's no motivation like desperation.”

— Adam England, Sabrina Spellman, Melissa Joan Hart, imdb.com