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«I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I wasn't poor, I was needy. Then they told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy. I was deprived. (Oh not deprived but rather underprivileged.) Then they told me that underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged. I still don't have a dime. But I have a great vocabulary.»
Author: Jules Feiffer
| Keywords:
deprived, disadvantaged, needy, overused, self-defeating, underprivileged
«It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history»
«Fear is the enemy of logic. There is no more debilitating, crushing, self-defeating, sickening thing in the world--to an individual or to a nation.»
Author: Frank Sinatra
(Actor, Singer)
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Fear
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crushing, debilitates, debilitating, defeating, Or logic, self-defeating, sicken, sickened, sickening, sickens
«All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied»
«You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you've lost them forever.»
Author: Wayne Dyer
(Author, Speaker)
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appreciation, clear, defeating, develop, for anything, message, present moment, regret, savor, savoring, savors, seize, seldom, self-defeating, The Message, torment, using
«My upbringing made me as I am now. But I can become merry and happy at once. There were many years I was feeling at a loss about my life or how I grew up. I couldn't understand what is right or what is precious. At that time, I was so miserable and self-defeating. I was feeling angry with various things. My anger came up to the surface then. I don't say such tendency has disappeared. Even now there are anger and the dark side in myself. But it's the first time I've been so close to the light.»
Author: Johnny Depp
(Actor)
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