Comparing yourself to others
“People tend to evaluate themselves by comparing themselves with the others, not using absolute standards.”
—Leon Festinger
Personal happiness
“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”
—Lucille Ball
Expectations
“I am not in this life to fulfill the expectations of other people, nor do I feel that the world should comply with mine.”
—Fritz Perls
Faith in ourselves
“Only a person who has faith in himself can be faithful to other.”
—Erich Fromm
Change
“When we can no longer change the situation, we can only change ourselves.”
—Viktor Frankl
Supports
“Through others we become ourselves.”
—Lev. S. Vygotsky
Biases
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
—William James
Accountability
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.
—ALBERT ELLIS
Understanding
“If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.”
—Kurt Lewin
Hopelessness
“We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken.”
—John Green