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“I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed filmmakers who wouldn't listen to the executive-suited wisdom, and they believed in me from director to actor. Not from salesman to commodity.”

Thinking Self Reason Able Jobs Actors Strong Directors Filmmaker Executives Very Strong Possessed Commodity Salesman Strong Self

Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt

“Researchers were surprised to find that people with strong self-control spent less time resisting desires than other people did. . . . people with good self-control mainly use it not for rescue in emergencies but rather to develop effective habits and routines in school and at work.”

People Self Use School Desire Strong Habit Rescue Self Control Emergencies Researchers Resisting Strong Self

Author:Roy Baumeister

“We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will be defeated. The thought ,"I am still young and have a lot of time, so I can relax and take life easy" is a function of our own weakness.”

Ifs Stills I Can Two Different Self Young Strong Easy Sides Weakness Weak Function Relax Defeated Strong Self

Author:Daisaku Ikeda

“Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.”

Self Strong Instinct Regulation Preservation Self Preservation Strong Self

Author:Herve Falciani

“If we were strong, self-respecting and not susceptible to frightfulness, the foreign rulers would have been powerless for mischief.”

Ifs Has Beens Self Strong Strength Rulers Powerless Mischief Susceptible Strong Self

Book:Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

“And if I fight, then for what?""For nothing easy or sweet, and I told you that last year and the year before that. For your own challenge, for your own mistakes and the punishment for them, for your own definition of love and of sanity - a good strong self with which to begin to live.”

Ifs Years Self Lasts Fighting Strong Easy Challenges Mistake Sweet Definitions Punishment Sanity Last Year Definition Of Love Strong Self

Book:I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel

Source: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel

“Many mammals and birds have systems for strong self-control, and it is not difficult to see why such systems were advantageous and were selected for. Biding your time, deferring gratification, staying still, foregoing sex for safety, and so forth, is essential in getting food, in surviving, and in successful reproduction.”

Stills Self Strong Sex Difficult Successful Essentials Bird Safety Staying Self Control Surviving Gratification Reproduction Selected Mammals Strong Self

Author:Patricia Churchland

“I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.”

“It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfaction, rather with a self-discontent which is the more intense because one's own little core of egoistic sensibility is a supreme care.”

Love Littles Self Care Strong Self Love Satisfaction Core Supreme Intense Sensibility Discontent Conceit Conceited Self-satisfaction Strong Self

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

“Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerful.”

Should Trying Self Strong Powerful Harder Tendencies Sufficient Dependent Reach Out Willpower Self Sufficient Strong Self

Author:John Townsend

“Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The dramas we encounter are part and parcel of being human. If we experienced no change or drama in our lives, if nothing unexpected ever happened, we would merely be like automatons, our lives unbearably monotonous and dull. Therefore, please develop a strong self so that you can enact the drama of your life with confidence and poise in the face of whatever vicissitudes you may encounter.”

“You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far.”

Ifs Life Believe Self Happiness Belief Strong Inspiring Achieve Opposites Believe In Yourself Divides Believe In You If You Believe Belief In Self If You Believe In Yourself Strong Self

Author:Paulo Coelho

“We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.”

Self Matter Strong Interest Path Concern Russia Reform Very Strong Strain Self Interest Reformation Strong Self

Author:Warren Christopher