Partnership Quotes

“It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.”
― John Joseph Powell, The Secret of Staying in Love

“Care to join me, Goodfellow?”
“Oh, ice-boy. A moonlight stroll with you? Do you even have to ask?”
― Julie Kagawa, The Lost Prince

“Together, we form a necessary paradox; not a senseless contradiction.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“I did not always think he was right nor did he always think I was right but we were each the person the other trusted.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking

“Love transcends mere coexistence. It fosters an original partnership where we can evolve as independent individuals creating mutual growth and inspiring goals. When we value each other as sovereign and exclusive beings, we forge a unique and stimulating bond. (“Love and Happiness and Insight”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“We think the fire eats the wood. We are wrong. The wood reaches out to the flame. The fire licks at what the wood harbors, and the wood gives itself away to that intimacy, the manner in which we and the world meet each new day.”
― Jack Gilbert, Collected Poems

“I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.”
― Jeff Bezos

“For me, marriage should be about partnership. How can you love someone you have to take care of like a child all the time? A wife is supposed to be a partner, and yes partners help each other when they need it, but they are supposed to be together because they want to in my book, not because one needs the other.”
― Lynsay Sands, A Quick Bite

“You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.”
― Deanna Raybourn

“Your job is to find better ideas, mine is to cut holes in the ones you have, and you've already done that pretty well.”
― Steven Brust, Iorich

“What do you want in a woman, in life?'

I thought a moment...'The Rangers...we began to describe one another in a few simple words: El es muy bueno para cabalgar el rio. Meaning, 'He'll do to ride the river with.' In Texan, it means, 'I'd trust him with my life.'

I scratched my head. 'I want someone to ride the river with.”
― Charles Martin, Thunder and Rain

“He knew himself well enough to know his own faults. Impatient and judgmental and stubborn and often too quick to act: he would try never to crush her, never to overwhelm her or bend her to his will, but if she did not demand only the best from him, it would happen. It might happen. Possibly.”
― Meredith Duran, Wicked Becomes You

“....though modern Marriage is a tremendous laboratory, its members are often utterly without preparation for the partnership function. How much agony and remorse and failure could have been avoided if there had been at least some rudimentary learning before they entered the partnership....And that statement is equally valid for all relationships.”
― Leo Buscaglia, Loving Each Other: The Challenge of Human Relationships

“It had evidently not occurred to her as yet that those who consent to share the bread of adversity may want the whole cake of prosperity for themselves.”
― Edith Wharton, The Glimpses of the Moon

“I know it’s not popular to say. I know everybody’s looking for some sexy marriage nowadays. But I was really happy with your father. I really loved having someone look out for me, having someone to look out for. Having someone to share my days with.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“Meeting someone with the same vision doesn't mean you have to compete for success. It means you've found a companion to succeed together.”
― Nagaraj

“Love is not just about finding someone who completes you but about finding someone who inspires you to complete yourself. Together, you create a harmony that neither could achieve alone, a melody that resonates with the rhythm of your hearts.”
― Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“When they finally accepted parenthood was beyond their reach, they began to live for the now and not the maybe.”
― John Marrs, The Marriage Act

“We are often but slaves to the feelings our own body subjects us to.”
― Stanislav Stodulka, ERROR: The Hidden Programs of the Human Body - Break Free from Autopilot and Redefine Conscious Living

“The key to lasting love is remaining open to learning. It is recognizing that love is not about finding someone who perfectly understands you at all times, but about being with someone who is willing to learn how to love you better, even after years together.”
― Donell M. Winder, The 8 Love Codes: Redefining the Secret to Lasting Love

“I know it feels like we're getting hit from all sides, but from here on out, I'm on your side. Always.”
― Jillian D. Wray, Burn It Down

“The quality of the relationships you have built with your clients will determine the number of years you will remain in business.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, Your Clients and You

“Nora was sitting up in bed, surrounded by lace pillows, sipping tea. Hugh perched on the edge of the bed and said: "You were wonderful last night."

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"I showed them all," she said, looking pleased with herself. "I danced with the Prince of Wales."

"He couldn't stop looking at your bosom," Hugh said. He reached over and caressed her breasts through the silk of her high-buttoned nightdress.

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She pushed his hand aside irritably. "Hugh! Not now."

He felt hurt. "Why not now?"

"It's the second time this week."

"When we were first married we used to do it constantly."

"Exactly when we were first married. A girl doesn't expect to have to do it every day forever."

Hugh frowned. He would have been perfectly happy to do it every day forever-wasn't that what marriage was all about? But he did not know what was normal. Perhaps he was overactive. "How often do you think we should do it, then?" he said uncertainly.

She looked pleased to have been asked, as if she had been waiting for an opportunity to clear this up. "Not more than once a week," she said firmly.

"Really?" His feeling of exultation went away and he suddenly felt very cast down. A week seemed an awfully long time. He stroked her thigh through the sheets. "Perhaps a little more than that."

"No!" she said, moving her leg.

Hugh was upset. Once upon a time she had seemed enthusiastic about lovemaking. It had been something they enjoyed together. How had it become a chore she performed for his benefit? Had she never really liked it, but just pretended?
There was something dreadfully depressing about that idea.”
― Ken Follett, A Dangerous Fortune

“He never knew what she’d bring him—an idea, a token, a story. Onions plucked from her garden, dirt still clinging to their roots. Sometimes nothing at all, not a word, for days. He didn’t care. He knew how lucky he was. Coming together with Lib hadn’t felt like compromising or sacrificing, more like doubling himself in size. Expanding as though he’d swallowed some magic tonic.”
― Maggie Ginsberg, Still True

“Today he had on a silver-gray tweed suit that matched his silver-streaked hair, and a bright blue tie the color of his eyes. He was heavier than he used to be but he still had a mischievous grin which appeared now and again. They made an attractive couple-but they were not a couple, and the fact that they looked and acted like one was what made her so sad. She took his arm as they walked into Windfield School, and she thought she would give her soul to be with him every day.”
― Ken Follett, A Dangerous Fortune

“It’s forever with you, nothing less.
We’ll undress the fears that never belonged to us.
No need to throw them in the hamper—
let’s burn the cloaks of ignored sores in the backyard.
Let the wind carry the ashes of threaded terrors,
never to be seen again.
We’ll kill time with machetes,
challenging who even made up that concept anyway.
Gaze upon the past with gratitude,
give our hard-earned lessons honorable curtsies,
and gift the present the good stuff—
you know, our attention.”
― Jasmine Farrell, Rising From The Roots

“Conversation accelerates change when the people who are talking to each other are getting better—and I don’t mean human beings getting better at science and technology; I mean human beings getting better at being human. The gains in rights for women, for people of color, for the LGBTQ community, and for other groups that have historically faced discrimination are signs of human progress. And the starting point for that human improvement is empathy. Everything flows from that. Empathy allows for listening and listening leads to understanding. That’s how we gain a common base of knowledge. When people can’t agree, it’s often because there is no empathy, no sense of shared experience. If you feel what others feel, you’re more likely to see what they see. Then you can understand one another. Then you can move to the honest and respectful exchange of ideas that is the mark of a successful partnership. That’s the source of partnership.”
― Melinda French Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

“His walls were gone. Left somewhere back at the airport where he’d had to tear through them to chase me down. Because that’s what he’d done. Worked through his own fears to meet me halfway—the way I’d always dreamed a partner would.”
― Fae Quin, Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions

“A wedding is a beautiful occasion—full of joy, laughter, and celebration. But marriage begins when the music stops and real life begins. It’s not about the decorations, the photos, or the outfits. It’s about waking up each day and choosing to stay committed, even when things get difficult. Weddings are about making promises in front of others. Marriage is about honoring those promises in private—during ordinary days, tough conversations, financial stress, and moments of silence. A wedding is for a day, but marriage is built over years, slowly, with love, patience, forgiveness, and mutual growth. Anyone can plan a wedding, but nurturing a marriage takes real work, real understanding, and a shared willingness to keep trying.”
― Abdul Wahid Sarguroh

“Since we crave reliable partnership and emotional reciprocity, we project human qualities onto machines and treat them as if they share our intentions. However, confronting our anthropomorphic conduct with technological reality may lead to significant frustration and alienation. ("My computer does not understand me")”
― Erik Pevernagie