"Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective."

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Source : Ryan Holiday (2014). “The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage”, p.48, Profile Books

Ryan Holiday

#Perspective Quotes #Perception Quotes #Body Quotes

“If you come to me and say, 'Hey look I'm a racist,' or 'I discriminate against blacks,' or 'I don't like you because you're African American,' I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don't smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don't really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.”
“If you want anything to change, you've got to change it. If you want things to get better, you've got to get better. And the only way to really do well in life is to find more value than anybody.”
“You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change.”
“We don't have to be victims of the spiritual fall-out of the digital age. It does take some serious intentionality to combat the cultural compulsion for connection that surrounds us, but it's worth it.”
“Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling victimized and martyred. Rather, it is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.”

Source : "Fire in the Soul: A New Psychology of Spiritual Optimism". Book by Joan Z. Borysenko, 1993.
“Learn the duty as well as taste the pleasure of original work.”

Source : Robert James Graves (1863). “Studies in Physiology and Medicine”, p.34
“The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.”
“I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere.”

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