#affirmation

I'm proud of myself for doing my best. That's all anyone can ask of me. ↗

— Stefanie Weisman

#inspirational #self-affirmation #inspirational

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right. ↗

— Annie Bryant

#children-s-books #children-s-literature #humanity #life-advice #self-assurance

People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#applause #because #go #into #people

I try--without success--to stop finding reasons for vanity in anything. When I happen to manage it nonetheless, I feel that I no longer belong to the mortal gang. I am above everything then, above the gods themselves. Perhaps that is what death is: a sensation of great, of extreme superiority. ↗

— Emil Cioran

#life_affirming #philosophy #death

The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation. ↗

— Simone Weil

#contemplation #degraded #faith #into #made

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#areas #creates #deserve #recognition #sense

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ↗

— Alexander Haig

#beyond #capability #dare #defined #go