"We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not."

-- Audre Lorde

#Gratitude Quotes #Blind Quotes #Dissatisfaction Quotes

“Events, circumstances, etc., have their origin in ourselves. They spring from seeds which we have sown.”
“A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of work and human organisations”
“Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.”
“A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War.”
“Compassion is aptly summed up in the Golden Rule, which asks us to look into our own hearts, discover what gives us pain, and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else. Compassion can be defined, therefore, as an attitude of principled, consistent altruism.”
“Christ took hold of the work of the world's saving in a larger way than it is possible for us to do, and therefore the burden of His undertaking came upon Him in a heavier, wider, and more crushing way than it can come upon us; and therefore, while it overwhelmed Him in sorrow, our smaller mission and lighter task can with entire propriety leave us buoyant and gladsome.”
“Finally, states have monopolized, or sought to monopolize, armed force.”
“In organizations where nothing much happens regardless of whether you do something exceptional or just show up in the morning, the best people lose heart and motivation is reduced near the lowest common denominator.”

Source : Judith M. Bardwick (1995). “Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business”, p.5, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

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