"True optimism is not the prospect of control……" — David Richo
"True optimism is not the prospect of control over pain or elimination of it but survival through it."
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34 Quotes by David Richo
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Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.
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Mindful grief means mourning and letting go of the past without expectation, fear, censure, blame, shame, control and so forth.…
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A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you"…
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In mindful grief, we become the landing strip that allows any feelings to arrive. Some crash, some land softly. Some…
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Evoke one good memory for each bad one from now on.
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In the hero stories, the call to go on a journey takes the form of a loss, an error, a…
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We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out…
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Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.
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In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present mindfully, nonintrusively, the way we are present with things in nature.We do…
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Trust in someone means that we no longer have to protect ourselves. We believe we will not be hurt or…
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Our tears are precious, necessary, and part of what make us such endearing creatures.
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When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those…
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More Control Quotes
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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the…
— Aristotle
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Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning…
— Isaac Asimov
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The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way…
— Bashar al-Assad
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Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it.
— Margaret Atwood
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
— Marcus Aurelius
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own…
— Paul Auster
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path…
— Irving Babbitt
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
— Lord Acton
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
— Lord Acton
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Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it.…
— Michael Badnarik
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It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and…
— Red Adair
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If you want to control other people, first control yourself.
— Abu Bakr
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