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Boundaries Quotes
"Sounds naive respecting someone who doesn't give a shit about you."
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"If the gate to your precious room is always left ajar, people shall least knock before entering into your precious room!"
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"You live by whatever rules you need to govern your life the best you think. Let's just try not to encroach."
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"Another person's thoughts about you are outside of your jurisdiction, you have no authority."
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"There is no compromise when it comes to someones delicate feelings, the only way out is to stop pretending and set yourself free from someones life."
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"Stop giving your life away to other people."
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"Don't lower your standards to keep anyone, if they're not making you happy, it's time to find someone who does."
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"Physical touch is one of my primary love languages. For those of us who share this love language, touching is an endearing gesture of affection, appreciation, and connection. It is not intended to be inappropriate in any way when we hug you upon meeting, pat your back, or squeeze your arm. For us, it is an enthusiastic demonstration of friendship. However, there are many people who do NOT like to be touched-men or women. In spite of our good intentions, touching can make others feel awkward, offended, and in the worst-case scenario, violated. It is crucial to be vigilant and socially aware enough that you can read people's cues to know when to pull back and contain yourself."
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"All people should learn to say as well and "No" as an answer not only "Yes". One moment you will fill your whole life with the stuff which you are accepted."
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"Never chase a person, because if they want to be in your life, they will. It amazes me how people go out their way for someone who does nothing for them, doesn't encourage or support their efforts. Stop seeking attention from people who don't give you the time of day. Value your time, comfort your spirit, have peace of mind. There are people who love you and care about you.Give your smiles to them, Reciprocate!"
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"Terminus sniffed. "I guard borders. I don't kill giants. It's not in my job description."
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"The way to send a clear message that you are ready for better people in your life is the kick the rascals to the curb."
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"Create space in your life for people who deserve it."
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"While you will certainly attract more bees with honey, there are times when being nice can backfire. Take it from a naturally kind person, being a "bitch has its time and place. There will be times when you must engage with mean, rude, and inconsiderate people."
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"Wouldn't you rather have the respect of your friends and colleagues than succumb to pressure to do and say things that are out of character in order to feel accepted? You can overcome this habit simply by learning to say "no."
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"Okay, but if you try to get me to pray with you, I walk."
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"You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage."
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"Rather than communicating blame communicate your standards for proper future treatment."
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"We should not judge people or try to figure out what makes them tick. We should leave them the hell alone."
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"You are the guardian and custodian of your heart, remember this always!"
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"In the pursuit of trying to be all things to all people or trying to live up to another person's expectations, do you find yourself saying 'Yes' when you wish you'd said 'No?' When something is not in your best interest or goes against your values, learn to refuse and graciously reply, "No."
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"Distance yourself from people who: 1. Disrespect you 2. Mistreat others 3. Are abusive 4. Lie to you 5. Are negative 6. Have no goals 7. Use you 8. Put you down."
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"Never place your happiness in someone else's hands because if they walk away, so does your happiness."
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"Never be a slave of loyalty to unloyal people."
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"He knew what she wanted, and he wanted it, too; he was ready, but not, despite her gorgeousness, with Tiglah. Tiglah was not worth losing his ability to touch a unicorn."
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"I suggest to you, late or not late, the moment you have discovered that the mission of someone is to pee on your dreams, keep him away or keep away from him."
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"Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you."
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"When teaching someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary, and more from the way the boundary is established."
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"You keep out of my bed, said Danny, for he knew that Joe Portagee had come to stay. The way he sat in a chair and crossed his knees had an appearance of permanence."
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"He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had to drink, and other varying factors. This was exactly what I wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose."
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"People can have their opinions about everything in the world, but people's opinions end where the tip of my nose begins. Your opinions of others can only go so far as to where their own shoreline is. The world is for your taking, but other people are not. One is only allowed to have an opinion of me, if that person is done educating him/herself on everything about me. Before people educate themselves on everything about you, they're not allowed to open their venomous mouthes and have an opinion about you."
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"Don't waste your time with people you know are only out to use you!"
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"All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way."
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"What's inside is none of your business. Your business is getting it for him and getting it to him."
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"Just as the unwanted pregnancy, there are unwanted people in your life you should strive to abort, and such abortion is not sin, nor harm, but the eradication of a destructive foetus."
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"Don't allow someone not worth it to have the power to occupy your thoughts. If they don't find you worth the effort or the time, why should you waste yours?"
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"Stop chasing people who keep running away from your presence, because even if you succeed in catching them, sooner or later they would run away."
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"Your shit is for you, my shit is for me - Understand?"
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"Stop raping me with your eyes!"
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"The desire to be nice to everyone and please everyone and the inability to firmly say no is what destroys believers most of all."
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"ASK YOURSELF: Have you found that being nice to some people is simply not effective? When might it be wise to throw down the gauntlet and get tough or confrontational?"
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"Let the boundlessness be your boundary!"
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"The Great Wall of Facebook:Having just visited the Great Wall of China, I'm thinking about the walls we build on FB. They are real. They keep people in and others out.Build your wall carefully by answering this question:What are you building your wall around?"
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"Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they'll notice. If they don't, you know where you stand."
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"Don't get me wrong, she was an attractive girl, but the last thing she needed was to get mixed up with me."
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"Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person's pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or blame. When you are being psychologically, spiritually or emotionally abused by a person, and they don't care how it hurts you, then it is time to leave what is polluting your relationship with God."
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"For more than forty years, Judith Martin has inspired the world with advice on etiquette excellence, proper behavior, and codes of conduct through her critically acclaimed newspaper column, "Miss Manners. In an interview for her book, Miss Manners Minds Your Business, Mrs. Martin reminds us that "When you go to work, you want a degree of professionalism which does not involve hearing about all of the sordid details of a person's love life. We are not necessarily all friends, but have a job that needs to be done. A work friend is not always a social friend. One requires distance while the other embraces intimacy."
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"Your anger, pride, deceit, and greed should be such that they hurt no one. If they are limited to where they only hurt only you and no one else, then the path of liberation is open."
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