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" A woman will toss her head and a man will say, 'Oh she's trying to pick me up,' when in fact she's not doing that at all. So, women actually have to be a little careful with what they do, because men will pick up things that they didn't mean. "

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" At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference. "

" As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. "

" Romantic love is an addiction. "

" Hair that looks like it's been naturally sun-bleached makes you seem youthful, like you spend a lot of time outdoors. And that appeals to most people. "

" Any time you choose not to hide your tattoo, you're limiting your social sphere, because they're not popular in big business. "

" In that early-love stage, you're in that state of exhilaration. You talk till dawn. You become obsessed with 'What does he think?' 'Does he like me?' 'Does he think I'm fat?' "

" Barriers tend to intensify romance. It's called the 'Romeo and Juliet effect.' I call it 'frustration attraction.' "

" If we remained perpetually infatuated, we couldn't eat, sleep or work. "

" The women's movement is just a symptom of basic changes in the economy that are favoring women. "

" There's biology in everything, even when you're feeling spiritual. "

" You fall in love with somebody who fits within what I call your 'love map,' an unconscious list of traits that you build in childhood as you grow up. And I also think that you gravitate to certain people, actually, with somewhat complementary brain systems. "

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