Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the crudest words.
Joyce BrothersRead
Don't fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not. Psychologically, having it all is not even a valid concept. The marvelous thing about human beings is that we are perpetually reaching for the stars. The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.
Interpretation
The pursuit of having everything is an illusion; true fulfillment comes from striving for more.
Joyce Brothers' quote conveys the idea that the concept of having it all is a misleading notion, as human desire is insatiable. We are inherently wired to reach for greater aspirations, and this continuous longing prevents us from ever truly feeling complete or satisfied, suggesting that satisfaction lies not in possessions but in growth and ambition.
In practice
In a motivational speech about ambition and personal growth.
Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the crudest words.
If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has been truly valued at home ... he grows up secure enough to look beyond himself to the welfare of others.
Don't always try to be popular. It isn't possible for everyone to like you. It's far more important for you to like yourself. And when you respect yourself, strangely, you get more respect than when you court it from others.
Feeling gratitude isn't born in us-it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.
Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.
I don't believe in yesterday, by the way.
Oh, Adam’s sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!
We have faith that future generations will know here, in the middle of the twentieth century, there came a time when men of good will found a way to unite, and produce, and fight to destroy the forces of ignorance, and intolerance, and slavery, and war.
Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will by being frustrated by it.
Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.
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