Prince

“People learn to be hostile,disparaging and manipulative because it works for them.these people expect you to react in certain ways to their style,because in that way they win.if you allow yourself to be sucked into their expectations,you have not only let them get away but you are bound to feel frustrated,helpless and eventuall your bad side of nature will reached its climax.”
― Windy dryden, How to Cope When the Going Gets Tough

“The first duty of a man is to think for himself”
― Jose Marti

“Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average person.”
― Daniel Gilbert, Stumbling on Happiness

“If you are like most people, then like most people, you don't know you're like most people.”
― Daniel Gilbert, Stumbling on Happiness