"There is no good or bad without us, there is only perception. There is the event itself and the story we tell ourselves about what it means."

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Source : Ryan Holiday (2014). “The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage”, p.31, Profile Books

Ryan Holiday

#Mean Quotes #Perception Quotes #Stories Quotes

“War stinks! There's nothing good about it. But you know the whole thing, it's you or them.”
“You know, I'm cursed with morals. I was raised a certain way. I wish I wasn't. I wish I was raised by wolves.”

Source : "Carson Daly: 'I'm Living Proof That the Good Guys Win'". Interview with Mickey Rapkin, www.elle.com. April 19, 2012.
“Destroying green belt agricultural land for immediate economic gain is like burning your children's inheritance to cook a single meal”
“In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The miners are looking for the diamonds, not the dirt. They are willing to lift all the dirt in order to find the jewels. In daily life, people forget this principle and become pessimists because there is more dirt than diamonds. When trouble comes, donâ€™t be frightened by the negatives. Look for the positives and dig them out. They are so valuable it doesn't matter if you have to handle tons of dirt.”
“Two-point-seven percent unemployment equates to -- everybody who wants to work is working. It equates to full employment.”
“Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.”
“Children can be happy when their parents are miserable. But a parent is never happier than her unhappiest child.”
“I always warn aspiring reporters to observe three basic rules: 1. Never trust an editor. 2. Never trust an editor. 3. Never trust an editor.”

Source : Edna Buchanan (2009). “The Corpse Had a Familiar Face”, p.371, Simon and Schuster

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