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“There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.”
― Criss Jami, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality

tags: arrogance, cocky, cognition, confidence, conviction, ego, haters, humility, minority, offense, pride, right, superiority, wrong

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“The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

tags: change, happiness, inspirational, personal-responsibility, potential, power, responsibility, success, victim

195 likes

“Survivors of abuse show us the strength of their personal spirit every time they smile.”
― Jeanne McElvaney, Healing Insights: Effects of Abuse for Adults Abused as Children

tags: abuse-recovery, abuse-survivors, childhood-abuse, childhood-sexual-abuse, effects-of-child-abuse, harrietta-s-happenstance, healing-abuse, healing-insights, jeanne-mcelvaney, spirit-unbroken-abby-s-story, survivors-of-abuse

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“The battlefield of owning your dreams is won the moment you decide to conquer your fears.”
― Xavier Saer, Bleeding Heart

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“It takes Wonder Woman courage and Superman strength to heal the wounds of our abuse... because it brings change... and we are inclined to hold on to the stability we created in the chaos of our past experiences.

So imagine more. Take small steps. Be guided by your personal truth and not the impressions left by the bad guys in your childhood story.”
― Jeanne McElvaney, Healing Insights: Effects of Abuse for Adults Abused as Children