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"When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by his attitude towards the result of the behavior arranged by himself, we can be influenced towards behaving in the same way."
"If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviours and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve."
"The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them."
"Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!"
"Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow."
"Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees."
"If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them."
"There is no stress in the world, only people thinking stressful thoughts."
"The most important question to ask on the job is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"
"Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing."
"Finally, I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end; where all men and all churches are treated as equal; where every man has the same right to attend or not attend the church of his choice; where there is no Catholic vote, no anti-Catholic vote, no bloc voting of any kind; and where Catholics, Protestants and Jews, at both the lay and pastoral level, will refrain from those attitudes of disdain and division which have so often marred their works in the past, and promote instead the American ideal of brotherhood."
"An attitude of compassion does not mean looking down on someone, pitying them in their misery. Compassion is based on respect. We discuss life as equals, learn from each other and strive together to improve our lives."
"What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and I'm in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. That's exactly what I should be doing."
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny."
"See the Light in Others, and Treat Them as if That is All you See."
"Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude."
"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do."
"I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities!"
"Cock your hat - angles are attitudes."
"There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts."
