"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."

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Source : "The Pocket Philosopher/ Psychologist" by Mark J. Merten, (p. 87), 2004.

Joyce Brothers

#Positive Quotes #Success Quotes #Motivation Quotes

“For me the end of the year is always a time to reflect and recharge my energies.”
“I think you can blame certain police officers for certain behavior, you can blame certain departments for certain behavior, and power and so forth, but, ultimately, I'd say it's about us, and it's about society, and I say - even if its sounds a little controversial - put the police aside for a second. It's really not about them. It's about the game that's been created to keep the status quo going and to let the people who own it all gain from the game.”
“What is a normal child like? Does he just eat and grow and smile sweetly? No, that is not what he is like. The normal child, if he has confidence in mother and father, pulls out all the stops. In the course of time, he tries out his power to disrupt, to destroy, to frighten, to wear down, to waste, to wangle, and to appropriate . . . At the start he absolutely needs to live in a circle of love and strength (with consequent tolerance) if he is not to be too fearful of his own thoughts and of his imaginings to make progress in his emotional development.”
“Life will drag us kicking and screaming to our destiny if we try to escape it.”
“But a piece of paper can be a powerful presence. I have always had enormous respect for the written word and invariably find a letter more revealing than a face-to-face conversation. In a strange way I suspect I will get to know you better at a distance than I would if you had stayed at home ...”

Source : Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (1998). “A Woman of Independent Means”, p.172, Penguin
“Only the suppressed word is dangerous.”
“You must learn to look at people who are angry with you straight in the eye without getting angry back. When children see their parents treating them this way, they then recognize the parents' authority. It speaks louder than words. Their new respect for the parents is as good for them as it is for the parents. It never works to demand respect of children. It must be given willingly as a result of strength of good character in the parents, which is manifested by their non-reaction to stress in the children.”
“There is nothing that is more beautiful than everything else in the world.”

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