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There are millions of human beings who live narrow, darkened, frustrated lives—who live defensively—simply because they take a defensive, doubtful attitude toward themselves and, as a result, toward life in general. A person with a poor attitude becomes a magnet for unpleasant experiences. When those experiences come—as they must, because of his attitude—they tend to reinforce his poor attitude, thereby bringing more problems, and so on.
- Earl Nightingale
It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.
- Frank Herbert
It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib
- Frank Herbert
She felt that she was being measured and found wanting.
- Madeleine L'Engle
I don't think I'm a particularly good writer, and I'm not terribly insightful.
- Moby
Guilt starts as a feeling of failure.
- Frank Herbert
Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so.
- Paulo Coelho
Most people suffering from a lack of motivation will blame themselves first. "Ah, it's because I'm such a procrastinator!" "Why can't I just get myself together?" The truth, more often than not, is that you are not the problem; it's the world you're working in.
- Jason Fried
Isn't it natural that I should belittle all the things I can't offer you?
- Edith Wharton
People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'
- Joyce Meyer
The first misconception is that we confuse fear with humility. We tend to say, "Oh, I could never do that," and we think we're being humble. But that is not humility. That is fear; that is a lack of faith. A truly humble person would say, "With God's help, I can do it. With God's blessing, I will do it. I may not be able to do it on my own, but with God's help I will do it." That's real humility.
- Rick Warren
You can become a channel and a source of great inner strength. But you must give up everything in order to gain everything. What must you give up? All that is not truly you; all that you have chosen without choosing and value without evaluating, accepting because of someone else's extrinsic judgment, rather than your own; all your self-doubt that keeps you from trusting and loving yourself or other human beings.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross