"Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification."

-- Carol Tavris

#Self Quotes #Armor Quotes #Enough Quotes

“Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally.”
“Let the past be what it was, the present what it is, the future the best it can be.”

Source : R. J. Ellory (2010). “A Quiet Belief in Angels: A Novel”, p.56, The Overlook Press
“For some men, the inflammation of their arteries is a result of really low good cholesterol.”
“My father hired you to protect me," Ahmed said, "not to go off chasing men." Grandma leaned forward, keeping her eye on the Taurus. "We think this guy killed Fred." "Who's Fred?" "My uncle," I told him. "He's married to Mabel." "Ah so you're avenging a murder in the family. This is a good thing.”
“Happiness has no limits, because God has neither bottom nor bounds, and because happiness is nothing but the conquest of God through love.”
“After all my years of playing soldiers, and then of reading History, I have almost a mania to be in the East, to see fighting, and to serve.”
“He understood that the ghost existed first and foremost within his own head. That maybe ghosts always haunted minds, not places. If he wanted to take a shot at it, heâ€™d have to turn the barrel against his own temple.”
“Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: You can survive it...you can insist on a different ending to your story. Have compassion for yourself. We all deserve compassion, and to live both online and off in a more compassionate world.”

Source : "The price of shame". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2015.

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