Neil Strauss quotes - page 2

The natural instincts of men seem to be to alternate between periods of love relationships and periods of hedonistic bachelorhood, with some traumatized kids thrown in as an evolutionary imperative. (Neil Strauss)
Nature knows no tragedies or catastrophes. It knows no good or evil. It knows only creation and destruction. and one can never truly be happy and free, in the way we were as children before learning of our mortality, without at some point confronting our destruction. And all we can ask for, all we can hope for, all we can beseech God for, is to win a few battles in a war we will ultimately lose. View quote
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There's no better place to hide from intimacy than in a relationship. View quote
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Love is a velvet prison. View quote
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Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments. View quote
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Attraction is not an option. View quote
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It's not lying, it's flirting. View quote
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Fame won't make you feel any better about yourself. View quote
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A lot of women - not all of them, a lot of them - feel insecure about men being men. View quote
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The good thing is that women have such high expectations of men that it inspires us to live up to them. That's what I learned about male-female relationships. View quote
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Men are a hundred times worse than you can imagine. We are thinking the worst, shallowest thoughts, all the time. (Neil Strauss)
I think my love is storytelling. No matter what it is, it's storytelling. And so whatever the medium is, what's right for the story, I enjoy doing it. View quote
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Accepting others' life choices is something most people only learn with age. View quote
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I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it. View quote
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We have this idea that love is supposed to last forever. But love isn't like that. It's a free-flowing energy that comes and goes when it pleases. View quote
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Don't mistake being fearful and weak-minded for being nice. View quote
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I don't see the dark side until I open my eyes. View quote
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Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. View quote
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A man has two primary drives in early adulthood: one toward power, success, and accomplishment; the other toward love, companionship, and sex. View quote
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My goal is long-term happiness. And I make choices that aren't going to undermine that goal. View quote
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In order to excel at anything, there are always hurdles, obstacles, or challenges one must get past. (Neil Strauss)
What most of us present to the world isn't necessarily our true self: It's a combination of years of bad habits and fear-based behavior. View quote
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I always wanted to interview Michael Jackson, because I just wanted to humanize him. View quote
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Your intention for a book is never the same as the reception. View quote
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When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition. View quote
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