Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Interpretation
Holding resentment harms the person who harbors it rather than the target of their anger.
This quote by Carrie Fisher highlights the self-destructive nature of resentment. Instead of affecting the individual who caused the hurt, holding onto anger and bitterness poisons the individualβs well-being, leading to unhappiness and emotional turmoil while the other person remains unaffected.
In practice
A motivational speaker might use this quote to emphasize the importance of letting go of grudges during a workshop.
I trust myself. I trust my instincts. I know what I'm gonna do, what I can do, what I can't do. I've been through a lot, and I could go through more, but I hope I don't have to. But if I did, I'd be able to do it. I'm not going to enjoy dying, but there's not much prep for that.
Over time, I've paid attention, taken notes and forgotten easily half of everything I've gone through.
I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like.
There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming.
You know how most illnesses have symptoms you can recognize? Like fever, upset stomach, chills, whatever. Well, with manic depression, it's sexual promiscuity, excessive spending, and substance abuse - and that just sounds like a fantastic weekend in Vegas to me!
I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result.
Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.
Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.
I just write stuff down and pile it up, and when I get enough stuff, I spread it out and look at it and figure out how to use it.
I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.
I don't look at emails, Internet or newspapers before 1 P.M. I wake at 7 A.M., eat fruit, drink tea or coffee, and read what I've achieved, or not achieved, the previous day. Then I take a shower and work on my next sentence until 1 P.M. After I've done emails and so on, I write again from 3 P.M. until 8 P.M.; then I socialise.
We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.
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