Self-Defeating Quotes

Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options. Sharon Salzberg
Positive Time You Yourself Mind Thought Feeling Meditation Other Caring See Some More Through Recovery Open Self-Defeating Unworthy Up Begin Options Quieter Move Patterns Meaningful Your Dedicating Help Expression Grows
Dreaming is one thing, and working towards the dream is one thing, but working with expectations in mind is very self-defeating. Michael Landon
Mind Dream One Thing Dreaming Towards Self-Defeating Very Expectations Working Thing
What's certain is that ranking powerful people is inherently self-defeating. For starters, true potentates know who they are without being told, and they have no need to announce it. Steve Rushin
People Ranking True Powerful Self-Defeating Announce Powerful People Know Without Being Certain Inherently Who Starters Need
The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn. Carol S. Dweck
Behavior Kind Students Wrong Wrong Kind Self-Defeating Learn Praise Motivates Creates Right Right Kind
It's morally wrong, and economically self-defeating, that so much wealth flows upwards towards the richest of Americans, while millions work full time but still can't provide for their families. Charles B. Rangel
Work Time Wealth Morally Morally Wrong Wrong Towards Economically Self-Defeating Still Provide Families American While Upwards Much Richest Full Full-Time Millions Flows
Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians. Chris Hadfield
Love Politics Respect Russia Russians Economic Perfect Through Self-Defeating Messed Messed Up Lot Up Going Cycles Keep Keep Going
Paradoxically, the United States' determination to protect its troops can be self-defeating. Allies and adversaries see U.S. forces living in secure compounds, eating fancy chow and minimizing their exposure to potential terrorist assaults. David Ignatius
Determination Living States Secure Paradoxically See Eating Compounds Potential Troops Allies Self-Defeating Adversaries Protect Forces Terrorist Fancy Exposure United United States
I had a client who was getting ready for the Oscars, and all she ate was one meal a day - of two boiled eggs! I was able to persuade her to add some almonds and a protein shake and some vitamin supplements. It's a self-defeating strategy. You need to eat enough, particularly protein, to build lean and toned muscle in the first place. David Kirsch
Day You First Build Meal Strategy Add Enough Ate Able Eat Some Shake Had Supplements Self-Defeating Lean Particularly She First Place Protein Client Ready Eggs Getting Place Persuade Who Her Toned Muscle Oscars Two Need
There is nothing worth having that can be obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It is utterly self-defeating. George Wald
War Worth Nothing Having Self-Defeating Obtained Ideological Material Tradition Nuclear Utterly Nuclear War Defend
Sitting with a bunch of adults and arguing about what's going to be most effective for kids is just sort of self-defeating. Jake Barton
Kids About Arguing Adult Self-Defeating Most Sort Effective Bunch Sitting Going Just
Where are the exhortations for children to reject the self-defeating stereotypes that reduce black people to violent, oversexed 'gangstas,' minstrel show comedians and mindless athletes? Juan Williams
People Black Mindless Athletes Self-Defeating Stereotypes Comedians Reduce Where Children Show Reject Violent
It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history. Renata Adler
History Generation Experience Own Pretend Simply Self-Defeating Always Than Younger Your
Legislation that would withhold funding for the United Nations is fundamentally flawed in concept and practice, sets us back, is self-defeating, and doesn't work. Susan Rice
Work Practice United Nations Sets Back Would Self-Defeating Concept Withhold Legislation Nations Flawed Us United Fundamentally Funding
Trying to get my music performed live by bar bands was a self defeating experience. It really just distracted me from what I should've been doing all along, writing and recording. Tom Scholz
Music Me Experience Writing Recording Live Distracted Self Performed Self-Defeating Along Doing Been Bands Get Trying Just Bar Really Defeating
All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied. Vernon Howard
Behavior Unseen Unconscious Self-Defeating Denied Existence Which Forms Why
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