Grimm Love Sick Quotes & Sayings

When we apologize for something we've done, make amends, or change a behavior that doesn't align with our values, guilt - not shame - is most often the driving force. We feel guilty when we hold up something we've done or failed to do against our values and find they don't match up. It's an uncomfortable feeling, but one that's helpful. The psychological discomfort, something similar to cognitive dissonance, is what motivates meaningful change. Guilt is just as powerful as shame, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. In fact, in my research I found that shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we can change and do better. — Brene Brown

Without class differences, England would cease to be the living theatre it is. — Anthony Burgess

You can tell how poor someone feels by the number of times he references "money" in his conversation. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The further you get into technology, the further you go into gaming. That's the general rule. — Nick Johnson

We should like those whom we love to receive all their happiness, or, if this were impossible, all their unhappiness from our hands. — Jean De La Bruyere

Probably any successful career has X number of breaks in it, and maybe the difference between successful people and those who aren't super achievers is taking advantage of those breaks. — Joan Ganz Cooney

The Church Fathers teach us that a shattered heart is the most pleasing gift to God. It is the sign that we are conscious of our sins, of the evil we have done, of our wretchedness, and of our need for forgiveness and mercy. — Pope Francis

The problem with thinking up a new and original idea within a novel is that you have to make sure that Kurt Vonnegut did not already think of it. — Meena Kandasamy

...when these matters are discussed by practical people, the standard of justice depends on the equality of power to compel... — Thucydides

Positive emotions are not trivial luxuries, but instead might be critical necessities for optimal functioning. — Barbara Fredrickson

Above him, the stars were brutal and clear. — Maggie Stiefvater

I think you can't really reach the emotionally intense stuff without having built a genuine light, playful, connected energy, to begin with. — Rose McIver