Action Quote by Albert Bandura

people who refuse to take risks live with a feeling of dread that is far more severe than what they would feel if they…

— Susan Jeffers

“Many psychologists assert that creating systems that cause feelings of powerlessness is one of the most damaging things we can do to fellow human…

— Gene Kim

Indeed there are many competent people who are plagued by a sense of inefficacy, and many less competent ones who remain unperturbed by impending…

— Albert Bandura

“People who don't deal with the problem constructively will often cope in ways that lead to unsustainable behavior. These include the diversion strategies mentioned…

— Anonymous

“For if a person shifts their caution to their own reasoned choices and the acts of those choices, they will at the same time…

— Ryan Holiday

“generosity involved in proactively forgiving other people. This form of generosity, and the positive feelings it evokes in generous forgivers, have been shown by…

— Christian Smith

Most of the time, we make discoveries about how difficult people are at the moment when the difficulties have actually hurt us; therefore, we…

— Alain de Botton

“People who know no self-restraint lead stormy and disordered lives, passing their time in a state of fear commensurate with the injuries they do…

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“The basic issue here is that when people feel that they are not in control, they adopt what psychologists call a hostage mentality. That…

— Chris Voss

Most of us fail to appreciate the extent to which our behavior is under situational control, because we prefer to believe that is all…

— Philip Zimbardo

“Feeling threatened can easily lead to feelings of anger and hostility and from there to outright aggressive behavior, driven by deep instincts to protect…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

People are afraid that if they let go of their anger and righteousness and wrath, and look at their own feelings-and even see the…

— Robert Thurman