Mariella Frostrup Quotes

Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices.

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Mistake, Frustration, Choices

"I feel angry, jealous, self-obsessed and lost - and I need to change" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2013.

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There are two ways of approaching your time on this planet: one is to sit around waiting for something to happen that will make sense of your existence, and the other is to get out there and find purpose for yourself.

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Two, Waiting, Purpose

"Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in, external situations cause internal friction, you grow apart and then bounce back together.

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Together, Patterns, Causes

"Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2013.

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I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

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Men, Naughty, Skirts

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Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.

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Baby, Thinking, Careers

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It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.

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Despair, Tots, Easier

"Dear Mariella" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 08, 2010.

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The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

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Being Human, Advantage, Circumstances

"Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

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Girl, Confirmation, Attributes

"I enjoy the freedom of being single - but should I be looking for a partner?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. December 22, 2013.

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In romance we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.

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Opposites, Romance, Zoom

"Should I cut an old friend out of my life?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 17, 2013.

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I wasn't allowed to be clever when I was young and blonde, but now I am 50 and an old blonde, I am allowed to have gravitas. With wrinkles comes wisdom.

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Clever, Wrinkles, Blonde

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Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.

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Kids, Degrees, Trials

"Let's give older mothers a break" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. March 01, 2012.

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From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women determined to change the course of the future for themselves and their families.

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Feminism, Mozambique, Sierra Leone

"Feminism's global challenge: With one voice" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. March 05, 2011.

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Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it.

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Joy, Trampolines

"My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.

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The point of the feminist movement wasnt simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but to create a world where the contribution of both sexes was equally valued and no ones worth was judged on their take-home salary.

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Sex, Home, Space

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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.

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Dream, Motherhood, Reality

"Why we're still seduced by the romcom" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2011.

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Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

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Forget, Partners, Existence

"I enjoy the freedom of being single - but should I be looking for a partner?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. December 22, 2013.

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Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

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Book, Reading, Play

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Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.

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World, Incompatibility, Reconcile

"My partner's negativity gets me down" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2013.

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As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.

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Forever, Purpose, World

"Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure.

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Responsibility, Play, Volunteer

"I long to be a good wife but can't find anyone to marry me" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2013.

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Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

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Car, Tuning, Fine

"Should I break up with my long-term friend?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. June 02, 2013.

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Placing "amicable" and "separation" together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex fills us with disgust, misery, agony or a combination of all three.

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Sight, Agony, Together

"Should I stay friends with my ex?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2013.

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Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.

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Elephants, Self, Doubt

"I'm 16, lonely and depressed, with nowhere to turn" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2014.

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There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

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Rushing, Issues, People

"I'm too sensitive. How can I toughen up?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. Jnuary 26, 2014.

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In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.

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Cities, Style, Hours

"Fear of the dark: Mariella Frostrup goes public" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2012.

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