“Consider that worrying excessively about another person, especially a loved one, is a destructive act. It causes you emotional distress which prevents you from being at your best and contributing at the levels you're capable of. Instead of worrying, focus on accepting what is out of your control, and actively changing all that you can.” PersonsCausesLevelsAcceptingWorryFocusEmotionalGratitudeCapableDestructiveLoved OnesDistressContributingAccepting What Is Author:Hal Elrod
“...there ... remains a huge following [of Ayn Rand's philosophy] of those who ignore the indiscretions, infidelities, and moral inconsistencies of the founder and focus instead on the positive aspects of her philosophy. There is much in it to admire, if you do not have to accept the whole package... Criticism of the founder or followers of a philosophy does not, by itself, constitute a negation of any part of the philosophy... Criticism of part of a philosophy does not gainsay the whole.” IfsThinkingDoePhilosophyWholeAcceptingMoralFocusHugeAspectCriticismRemainsFollowingAdmireFollowersFoundersInfidelityPackagesInconsistencyNegation Author:Michael Shermer
“You aren't always going to make stuff that everybody does. The sooner that you just realize that and accept that, the better. At best, hopefully, you will like it, every time, and that might not even happen. It's the nature of your work. It's just what comes with it. So, it makes it easier to deal with anybody criticizing you or anything thinking you're wonderful when you realize that you just need to focus in this one area, which is your creative fulfillment and enjoyment.” ThinkingNeedsDoeMightHappensStuffRealizingDealsAcceptingCreativeFocusWonderfulEasierAreasHopefullyFulfillmentEnjoymentWorking ItCriticizeHoping For The Best Author:Sharlto Copley
“We all only have 1440 minutes a day. Accept you can't do it all, focus on what's important and do that well.” WellsImportantAcceptingFocusMinutesWhat's Important Author:Eric Barker
“The good news from the U.S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that sectarian violence and the other postwar horrors are contained within the supreme international crime committed by the invaders.” AcceptingPrinciplesFocusViolenceGroupsMilitaryCrimeHorrorNewsInternationalCommittedSupremeGood NewsSurveysInvadersFocus GroupsNurembergNuremberg Trials Author:Noam Chomsky