Catastrophisizing Quotes & Sayings

At the U.S. Open, you're going to make bogeys. — David Duval

I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it. — K'naan

I am punished. Only let me hope. — Elizabeth Gaskell

Practice excited thinking until you become excited and exciting. — Norman Vincent Peale

Don't let your outer pain, misery, and suffering touch your inner calmness and happiness. — Debasish Mridha

This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between Islam and Christendom but between reason and superstition. — Polly Toynbee

Even I can appreciate a cute guy. How can a girl not? It's not the looking part that counts anyway. It's the touching. My theory is you can look at all the eye candy you want and still appreciate what you have at home — Apryl Baker

In Jungian circles, shame is often referred to as the swampland of the soul. I'm not suggesting that we wade out into the swamp and set up camp. I've done that and I can tell you that the swampland of the soul is an important place to visit, but you would not want to live there. What I'm proposing is that we learn how to wade through it. We need to see that standing on the shore and catastrophisizing about what could happen if we talked honestly about our fears is actually more painful than grabbing the hand of a trusted companion and crossing the swamp. And, most important, we need to learn why constantly trying to maintain our footing on the shifting shore as we gaze across to the other side of the swamp - where our worthiness waits for us - is much harder work than trudging across. — Brene Brown

No woman is a more vibrant instrument in the hands of the Lord than a woman of God who is thrilled to be who she is. — Sheri L. Dew

Small unexpected acts of kindness are the building blocks of greatness. Start your day with a smile and see where it takes you ... — Edwin Lionel Flynn