When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.

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"Husbands come and go; children come and eventually they go. Friends grow up and move away. But the one thing that’s never lost is your sister."

- Gail Sheehy

Love

"Husbands come and go; children come and eventually they go. Friends grow up and move away. But the one thing that's never lost is your sister."

- Gail Sheehy

Relationships

"The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests."

- Gail Sheehy

Leadership

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."

- Gail Sheehy

Growth

"If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living."

- Gail Sheehy

Change

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"Today’s challenges are tomorrow’s routines."

- Unknown

Adaptation

"Just like games, no matter how well you have things lined up in your life, there’s always something to keep you on your toes."

- Junichirou Kagami

Adaptation

"The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there - on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it."

- The Grinch

Adaptation

"Embrace each shift in your life like a dragonfly zips through a summer breeze"

Adaptation

"Like the dragonfly, adapt and conquer your skies with elegance and power"

Adaptation