“Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.” ShouldIdeasHelpingGovernmentAmericaFallOpportunityBeliefNationsHurtInfluenceWillingBrotherPromiseResponsibleFundamentalsMy BrotherMy SisterKeepersMy Sister's Keeper Author:Barack Obama
“The drivenness in any addiction is about the ruptured self, the belief that one is flawed as a person. The content of the addiction, whether it is alcoholism or work, is an attempt at an intimate relationship. The workaholic with her work or the alcoholic with his booze are having a love affair. Each alters mood to avoid the feeling of loneliness and hurt in the underbelly of shame.” PersonsSelfFeelingsBeliefHurtLonelinessShameAddictionAffairMoodIntimateFlawedAlcoholismAlcoholicsLove AffairBoozeWorkaholicIntimate Relationships Author:John Bradshaw
“Our relationship with food - how, when, what and why we eat - is a direct expression of our underlying feelings, thoughts and beliefs about ourselves. It has to do with stances we take that get reflected not only in our relationship with food, but in all our relationships. It just so happens that the relationship with food causes enough conflict, grief, shame and hurt that we’re willing to look at it.” LooksEnoughFeelingsHappensBeliefCausesHurtGriefFoodWillingExpressionConflictDirectShameOur RelationshipStance Author:Geneen Roth
“It doesn't hurt me. I'm not governed by the fear of what other people say. Events don't elicit feelings; I think beliefs elicit feelings, and I understand what my beliefs are and I know how I am.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelingsBeliefHurtKnow HowEventsNflHurt Me Author:Chip Kelly
“Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal, expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.” WayRealSelfSpiritChoicesBeliefSidesHurtTechnologyProgressDangerousDrugShadowMachinesAccountsSafetyMedicineLifestyleExpensiveLazySophisticatedSelf RelianceRelianceSafety NetLifestyle ChoicesShadow Side Author:Andrew Weil
“I don`t understand a belief that there is an invisible being in the sky who watches over us all the time and keeps score and who throws you in a burning pit. I think that's very limiting, very antihuman. It's the way they devised for helping to control people because if they can make you believe in an invisible man who's going to hurt you later, they can make you believe anything!” PeopleIfsThinkingMenWayBelieveHelpingBeliefHurtWatchesSkyInvisibleBurningScorePits Author:George Carlin
“What is the opposite of abundance? It's not scarcity. It's greed. Greed is the belief that there is not enough for everyone, so you'd better grab yours now. What is the opposite of love? It's not hate. It's fear. Fear is the belief that someone or something can hurt you.” EnoughHateBeliefHurtOppositesGreedAbundanceScarcity Author:Robert G. Allen
“We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings. But what I have seen on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is that no one benefits from holding back and keeping things bottled up inside. So I pride myself on speaking my mind and not being afraid to give honest feedback.” GivingMindShowsFeelingsBeliefHurtHonestPrideBenefitsPoliteFeedbackBeing AfraidHolding BackTrue FeelingsBeing PoliteHurting SomeoneSpeaking My MindHonest Feedback Author:Nate Berkus
“SAFETY NET-ISM: The belief that there will always be a financial and emotional safety net to buffer life's hurts. Usually parents.” BeliefParentHurtEmotionalSafetyFinancialIsmsSafety Net Author:Douglas Coupland
“When I feel hurt, I fully experience my emotions (and don't make them anyone else's problem!). Then I question my thoughts, examining my belief system and meeting the reality of life.” FeelsProblemRealityBeliefHurtEmotionMeetingsReality Of LifeMy ThoughtsExaminingBelief Systems Author:Sarah MacLean
“I'm not an atheist. I do have faith in God. I do not judge people for their faith. I judge people who use religion to hurt people. I don't believe in a religion that shuns people for their beliefs, or that you should hurt people for their beliefs.” PeopleBelieveBeliefHurtJudgingAtheistHave FaithFaith In GodHave Faith In God Author:Leah Remini