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All we can do is control our reactions—whether we let the past oppress us, or accept its lessons, grow, and move on.
“Ultimately, saying that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different from saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.”
― Permanent Record
― Permanent Record
“The problems we face fall in one of three areas: direct control (problems involving our own behavior); indirect control (problems involving other people’s behavior); or no control (problems we can do nothing about, such as our past or situational realities).”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“As vocabulary is reduced, so are the number of feelings you can express, the number of events you can describe, the number of the things you can identify–Sheri S. Tepper”
― Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour
― Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ARISTOTLE”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“Suppose, for example, that I am highly overreactive to my children. Suppose that whenever they begin to do something I feel is inappropriate, I sense an immediate tensing in the pit of my stomach. I feel defensive walls go up; I prepare for battle. My focus is not on the long-term growth and understanding but on the short-term behavior. I’m trying to win the battle, not the war.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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