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“There's nothing quite so stultifying as having someone around who has all the answers-and gives them to you.”

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John W. Campbell was an American science fiction writer, editor, and critic. His works and editorial work had a profound impact on science fiction literature, hailed as one of the leading figures of the 'Golden Age' of science fiction. more

“When you do not know what to do, relax and tell yourself that other portions of yourself do know; they will take over. Give yourself some rest. Remind yourself that in many ways you are a very successful person as you are. Success does not necessarily involve great intellect or great position or great wealth; it has to do with inner integrity. Remember that.”

Knows Way Giving Persons Doe Remember Wealth Successful Position Integrity Intellect Relax Portions Successful Person

Book:Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul

Source: Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul

“For at no time are any events predestined. There should be no such word in your vocabulary, for with every moment you change, and every heartbeat is an action, and every action changes every other action.”

Should Moments Action Events Vocabulary Heartbeat Predestined

Author:Seth

“Do not personally give any more conscious consideration, either of you, to events that you do not want to happen. Any such concentration, to whatever degree, ties you in with those probabilities, so concentrate upon what you want, and as far as public events are concerned, take it for granted that sometimes even men are wiser than they know.”

Knows Men Want Giving Sometimes Happens Events Degrees Conscious Concerned What You Want Granted Ties Consideration Concentration Wiser Probability

Author:Seth

“It is not virtuous in any way to put yourself down, or to punish yourself, because you do not feel you have lived up to your best behavior at any given time.”

Way Feels Given Behavior Virtuous

Author:Seth

“When your ideas about yourself change, so does your experience.”

Doe Ideas About Yourself

Author:Seth

“As far as you are concerned the present is your point of action, focus and power, and from that point of volition you form both your future and past. Realizing this, you will understand that you are not at the mercy of a past over which you have no control.”

Action Past Form Realizing Focus Concerned Mercy Our Future Your Future Volition

Author:Seth

“In your system of reality you are learning what mental energy is, and how to use it. You do this by constantly transforming your thought and emotions into physical form. You are supposed to get a clear picture of your inner development by perceiving the exterior environment. What seems to be a perception, an objective concrete event independent from you, is instead the materialization of your own inner emotions, energy, and mental environment.”

Use Reality Seems Form Energy Emotion Clear Environment Events Development Perception Independent Objectives Concrete Transforming Exterior Thoughts And Emotions

Author:Seth

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