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> [Have the daring to stop doing the things you really don't want to do. Can you see them? Look closely. Can you observe the many things you do because you reluctantly feel you should or must? Watch closely. Examine every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/have-the-daring-to-stop-doing-the-things-you-really-don-t-want-to-do/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

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> [A chief cause of unhappiness is what I call mental movies. Mental movies are a misuse of the imagination. You know how it goes. You have a painful experience with someone, then run it over and over in your mind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/a-chief-cause-of-unhappiness-is-what-i-call-mental-movies-mental/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

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## Other authors on Compelled

## More by Vernon Howard

> [“A self-working individual will be sitting around home one day when the startling thought occurs, “Here I am, sitting around, doing nothing of interest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/a-self-working-individual-will-be-sitting-around-home-one-day-when/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [The terrible immoralities are the cunning ones hiding behind masks of morality, such as exploiting people while pretending to help them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/the-terrible-immoralities-are-the-cunning-ones-hiding-behind-masks-of/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/no-one-on-earth-can-hurt-you-unless-you-accept-the-hurt-in-your-own/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [To change what you get you must change who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/to-change-what-you-get-you-must-change-who-you-are/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [Genuine kindness is not what we do, it is what we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/genuine-kindness-is-not-what-we-do-it-is-what-we-are/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/when-told-that-man-lives-in-delusion-everyone-thinks-of-himself-as/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/it-is-against-the-law-to-permit-weak-people-to-steal-your-strength/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [Men have the illusion of having a duty to make the world spin properly, which is precisely what makes it wobble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/men-have-the-illusion-of-having-a-duty-to-make-the-world-spin/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/just-as-surely-as-distress-must-follow-self-deceit-healing-must/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through... whatever we see a negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/quit-thinking-that-you-must-halt-before-the-barrier-of-inner/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [One false idea is that anyone can hurt you. Events can ruin your reputation, take your money, mistreat you, revenge itself upon you, deceive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/one-false-idea-is-that-anyone-can-hurt-you-events-can-ruin-your/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [Don't try to be unafraid. That is impossible. Rather, go ahead while being afraid. That is the entire secret for abolishing fear. The Supermind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/don-t-try-to-be-unafraid-that-is-impossible-rather-go-ahead-while/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/the-only-way-to-do-something-truly-important-every-day-is-to-seek-to/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [Make it absolutely clear to yourself what you want from other people. That is really half the secret for drawing your desire to you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/make-it-absolutely-clear-to-yourself-what-you-want-from-other-people/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

> [The only reason you do not do great things is because you timidly cling to small things. Will you let loose of small things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/the-only-reason-you-do-not-do-great-things-is-because-you-timidly/)

[Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/)

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