Quotes Tagged With :defensiveness

So whenever that brittle voice of dissatisfaction emerges within me, I can say "Ah, my ego! There you....

We as ambitious human beings can maintain self respect by influencing ourselves to behave as civil human....

The culture around us knows what it means when they see a church in perpetual bluster and outrage. They....

Laine had been very proud of herself last night. Nicholas had talked about ghosts and magic and woven....

Have we become so defensive that we cannot even tolerate a kind act?

At best, people are open to scrutinizing themselves and considering their blind spots; at worst, they....

Professing not to care is a primordial defense mechanism. Whenever a person finds oneself mired in failure....

I stopped hating and started just being. My whole life, I had been the most defensive person you'd meet,....

You don't need to play every ball but every ball needs your judgement.

Lacking an articulable defense of the cultural values under siege, he became a vessel of smoldering animosities.....