A direct statement about yourself is considered objective only if it is negative. If it’s positive, it is considered subjective. And ‘objective’ means it is accurate, and ‘subjective’ means it is conceited self-delusion.
BARBARA SHERWhen you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.
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Thinking about swimming isn’t much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
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I believe you can have whatever you really want in this life, in one form or another, sooner or later. All you have to do is take care of your health and be lucky enough to live for a while. But you can’t have it all at once and you can’t have it forever. No life has the room for everything in it, not on the same day.
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You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.
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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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Down deep we really know our worth, but we don’t have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won’t remember that we deserve it.
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Isolation is a dream killer.
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Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren’t.
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Find what you love, because greatness is based on great gifts. If you love something, you can count on the fact that you are genetically gifted at it.
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Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.
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Each destination you reach only opens out into wider horizons, new and undiscovered countries for you to explore.
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Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you’re gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely fulfilled life, you have to do what you love.
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The cure for sorrow is to learn something.
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Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
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It’s only too late if you don’t start now.
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