If you want to be honest with yourself, you have to take criticism, even if you attract adverse comments from others.
Interpretation
Being honest with oneself requires accepting criticism, regardless of negative feedback from others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-honesty and the courage it takes to accept criticism. It suggests that true self-awareness involves facing uncomfortable truths, even when those truths may provoke negative reactions from others. Embracing criticism is a step towards personal growth and integrity, as it allows individuals to reflect and improve themselves.
In practice
During a leadership seminar, you might use this quote to encourage participants to embrace constructive feedback.
I believe that every leader has a right to implement his own policy. But when I see things that are done that are not right - abuse of power, wrong approaches, wrong strategies, making use of foreign consultants, including those discarded by other countries - I feel that I have to have my say.
It would seem the people who want to preserve the Penans' way of life are condemning them to a life full of diseases and a shorter life span.
There are certain things that we can deal with by following the rules. But at times, we find the rules restrict you from doing the right things. On such occasions, we have to rethink - either you change the rules or break the rules.
In my years, I had the opportunity to observe peoples and countries. I see some countries doing well, others failing, and my analysis of things is that whether you fail or succeed is a function of your value system.
Free press is not absolute. In this country, we say clearly if you start stirring up racial hatred, then we will put a stop to it. We might even close down your paper, because these things can only lead to a lot of riots and bloodshed.
Independence means we enjoy freedom. We are not colonised by people. And we can govern our own country and develop it independently so that our people can live a better life.
A sad person who is so involved with his sadness that he mistakes it for reality will have a hard time seeing himself as anything but sad. For him, the sadness is not a feeling that he experiences - it is him.
The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.
Be not merely good. Be good for something.
I may do some good before I am dead--be a sort of success as a frightful example of what not to do; and so illustrate a moral story.
Diverse groups of problem solvers outperformed the groups of the best individuals at solving complex problems. The reason: the diverse groups got stuck less often than the smart individuals, who tended to think similarly.
Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.
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