"A judgmental attitude helps neither ourselves nor others. Arguing or preaching rarely changes other people. Even if our opinions are justified, criticizing others usually makes them wary and defensive. And it takes our attention away from our own lives, which we can change."

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Source : Diane Dreher (2000). “The Tao of Inner Peace: A Guide to Inner Peace”, Plume

Diane Dreher

#Attitude Quotes #People Quotes #Attention Quotes

“Knowledge is never too dear.”

Source : Quoted in Polmar and Allen, Encyclopedia of Espionage (1997).
“The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than murder... Today we know that survivors of torture can be helped to regain their health and strength, and in helping them we take the weapon from their torturers. They sought the destruction of other human beings. We have proved that they have not succeeded.”
“To require a citizen to sign a loyalty oath is to destroy some of the loyalty he could otherwise claim, since any subsequent loyal behavior may then be attributed to the oath.”
“You know, one thing I've learned in my time on this earth Be careful what you wish for.”
“I think the best part of being gay is when you're done [with sex], you could turn over and talk about football.”
“I just did a five-day raw-food diet, but I'll never do that again. It's really hard! I'd wake up in the morning feeling great and go to bed feeling miserable, because dinner would be cucumbers, kale, and dressing. I mean, at the end of the day, if you can't have a Girl Scout cookie and a piece of cheese, what is life all about?”

Source : "Q&A: Atlanta Director Hiro Murai On Working With Donald Glover, Dream Logic, And That 'Black Justin Bieber' Episode". Interview with Eric Ducker, www.mtv.com. October 4, 2016.
“Take things as they come. Take things as they are. What does it matter? There's one end to everything.”
“Any man who eats dessert is not drinking enough.”

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