Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
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JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do th... SRIKUMAR RAO You may compare yourself to others, and feel insecure about your own worthiness. Don’t ... JENNIFER SODINI Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do wh... WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING When we see others cry it is difficult, not because of feeling their pain, but your own. PAULA HELLER GARLAND When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you... ADAM GRANT You have what others don't have. This is good news which means you can do what others can't do! You ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Frank and explicit--that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confus... BENJAMIN DISRAELI Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confu... BENJAMIN DISRAELI So many people hate me and love me for the exact same reasons. This is all the proof I need that my ... DAN PEARCE Some writers are more natural public performers than others; personally I find it quite strange givi... MONICA ALI You do not need others to validate your self worth, you are single because you hold yourself high, u... AMELIA.W The chains that keep you bound to the past are not the actions of another person. They are your own ... SHANNON L. ALDER It's none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibil... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Be careful of relying on the opinion of others, these are the same people that like liver. NANETTE L. AVERY Frank and explicit -- that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to c... BENJAMIN DISRAELI All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their ... DALAI LAMA XIV A sociopath is one who sees others as impersonal objects to be manipulated to fulfill their own narc... R. ALAN WOODS We have within ourselves as a species, to find the beauty in everything. And once we master it, we w... TOM ALTHOUSE You must be a test-tube baby, because I know your momma didn't teach you to behave like that! JOEL CALLAN Your world can change in an instant when you see someone through another's eyes. ALISON G. BAILEY It is not the opinion of the common man that matters, but the opinion of men for whom you admire and... BOHDI SANDERS Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you ar... WILLIAM J. H. BOETCKER We are not supposed to live just for others to make us happy- we are to figure out what we can do fo... DR.'S RICK AND SUSANN CRAWFORD It's a question of growth. In some ways we think that they're a victim of their own success. I mean,... DAN SCOVEL The fruit of the intent of serving others (sevabhaav) is worldly happiness, and the fruit of the int... DADA BHAGWAN The results of my work don't have much to do with me. I can only be in charge of producing the work ... ELIZABETH GILBERT Don't allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others. LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken. BERTRAND RUSSELL Can you hold a red-hot iron rod in your hand merely because some one wants you to do so? Then, will ... MAHAVIRA If you love someone who is ruining his or her life because of faulty thinking, and you don't do ... WILLIAM WILBERFORCE Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT Some of the most unkind,judgmental people I've ever known go to church every Sunday and read the Bib... JUDITH MCNAUGHT Motivation is an awakening of the mind to be kind with own words towards others; Inspiration is an a... ANUJ SOMANY Others do not define you or who you are. You are more powerful than their notions of you. You are fr... SYLVIA MONTERO Some men are born to own, and can animate all their possessions. Others cannot: their owning is not ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON Narcissists will never tell you the truth. They live with the fear of abandonment and can't deal wit... SHANNON L. ALDER To conquer, you must endure not just your own suffering but the suffering of others. Indifference is... RICK YANCEY You like to claim that you’re in charge of the world, but it’s as if the world hasn’t noticed ... TRISH MERCER Be careful who you support in your causes.
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MIGUEL SYJUCO With its billions of interconnected neurons, whose interactions change from millisecond to milliseco... MIGUEL NICOLELIS Touching on universality is an important part of effective storytelling, but the problem with cliche... MIGUEL SYJUCO My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders. MIGUEL INDURAIN I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, y... MIGUEL INDURAIN To be free and to live a free life - that is the most beautiful thing there is. MIGUEL INDURAIN I've always thought that jazz needs to be heard by a wider audience in Puerto Rico. I want to pu... MIGUEL ZENON Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the rec... MIGUEL INDURAIN It's the first time an exoskeleton has been controlled by brain activity and offered feedback to... MIGUEL NICOLELIS I was drawn to it much to my father's dismay. He wanted me to be a pianist like he was, but I ha... MIGUEL FERRER I've played the drums for so long, I can't imagine saying goodbye to it. MIGUEL FERRER I don't like rock. Honestly, I like to listen to it, but it's not for me. There's a lot ... LUIS MIGUEL Angst is not the human condition, it’s the purgatory between what we have and what we want but can... MIGUEL SYJUCO Essentially, all expressions of human nature ever produced, from a caveman's paintings to Mozart... MIGUEL NICOLELIS We started all this research way back in the early 1990s, developing a technique that allows us to r... MIGUEL NICOLELIS I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad ... LUIS MIGUEL He was a symbol of Cuban fishing and of human brotherhood, thanks to all of his years of friendship ... MIGUEL DIAZ We have the great fans in Detroit. We've got a great ballpark, great stadium. MIGUEL CABRERA We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writi... MIGUEL FERRER I'm the kind of guy who, if I look inside and they throw me a fastball outside, and it's a s... MIGUEL CABRERA I don't believe in nationalism. I think it's a bunch of slogans. It's a bunch of poor at... MIGUEL SYJUCO Around your skin, I tie and untie mine. MIGUEL HERNáNDEZ I maintain my sanity by keeping my distance. LUIS MIGUEL [Olivo praised Padres hitting coach Dave Magadan, who, as a minor league instructor, had given Olivo... MIGUEL OLIVO We have about 100 million cells interconnected in our brains. They communicate with one another thro... MIGUEL NICOLELIS My dad won an Oscar in 1951 with an un-Anglicized name, the first Hispanic to ever win an Oscar, and... MIGUEL FERRER I am a really quiet person. I just like to be with my children and my family and being home. I live ... MIGUEL COTTO I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowled... MIGUEL FERRER I don't see myself as any different from all the other Filipinos who have gone abroad looking fo... MIGUEL SYJUCO Eventually, brain implants will become as common as heart implants. I have no doubt about that. MIGUEL NICOLELIS I was not very happy to have to change insurance plans. Instead of scrapping it, which I considered,... LUIS MIGUEL I was not very happy to have to change insurance plans. Instead of scrapping it, which I considered,... LUIS MIGUEL Piracy is important to talk about. It's harming the music industry. It hurts all of us. The public n... LUIS MIGUEL I don't like rock. Honestly, I like to listen to it, but it's not for me. There's a lot of musical g... LUIS MIGUEL I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family. LUIS MIGUEL The most enjoyable part of my career is singing live. LUIS MIGUEL Just spanking, yell at them . . . like any parent would. MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ