A Quote by Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Isolation is a self-defeating dream.

Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Quote Topics

Defeating Dream Isolation Self Self-Defeating

Quote Author

Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Mexican - Statesman
Born: April 3, 1948

Attempts to help humans eliminate all self-ratings and views self-esteem as a self-defeating concept that encourages them to make conditional evaluations of self. Instead, it teaches people unconditional self-acceptance.

Albert Ellis

Dreaming is one thing, and working towards the dream is one thing, but working with expectations in mind is very self-defeating.

Michael Landon

Spare yourselves from the indulgence of self-pity. It is always self-defeating. Subdue the negative and emphasize the positive.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Individuality is different than isolation. Isolation is trying to do everything on your own, living life by yourself. Isolation happens when you choose not to be involved in any communities, making sure you keep a safe distance from people in your life. I’m not recommending isolation. Science, psychology, and religion all suggest long term isolation is dangerous and unhealthy.

Stephen Lovegrove

To dream in isolation can be properly splendid to be sure; but to dream in company seems to me infinitely preferable.

Clive Barker

We are awakening from the dream of isolation, from the dream of loneliness, and it's a terrible shock.

Leonard Cohen

I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in a self-deprecating and ultimately self-defeating way.

Mika Brzezinski

When you defeat somebody, you're not really defeating them: they're defeating themselves.

Rza

You have considerable power to construct self-helping thoughts, feelings and actions as well as to construct self-defeating behaviors. You have the ability, if you use it, to choose healthy instead of unhealthy thinking, feeling and acting.

Albert Ellis

Replace your self-defeating thoughts with self-supporting thoughts.