Quotes tagged ‘Labels’

“He says he doesn’t believe in labels. He wants to just keep doing the damn thing without actually committing because then that way, when everything falls apart, he doesn’t have to be responsible for your feelings. He can be all, well, we were never officially together…”

— Andi Terblanche, thoughtcatalog.com

“Tom: 'Look, we don't have to put a label on it. That's fine. I get it. But, you know, I just... I need some consistency.' Summer: 'I know.' Tom: 'I need to know that you're not gonna wake up in the morning and feel differently.' Summer: 'And I can't give you that. Nobody can.'”

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Tom, Summer, amazon.com

“There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment you must choose your direction. Will you fight to stay on the path while others tell you who you are? Or will you label yourself? Will you be honored by your choice? Or will you embrace your new path? Each morning you choos…”

— Lucas Scott, amazon.com

“I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled”

— Charlize Theron, thoughtcatalog.com

“Prostitute. Whore. What did they really mean anyway? Only words. Words trailing their streamers of judgment. I hated labels anyway. People didn't fit in slots -- prostitute, housewife, saint -- like sorting the mail. We were so mutable, fluid with fear and desire, ideals and angles, changeable as wa…”

— Janet Fitch, amazon.com

“Each one of us is in hundreds of boxes, like watercolors, splish-splashing elements of ourselves over into the others, and in my view, when colors bleed into each other, we get the most beautiful rainbows.”

— iO Tillett Wright, huffingtonpost.com