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We are injured and hurt emotionally, Not so much by other people or what they say and don't say, But by our own attitude and our own response.

Maxwell Maltz

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Maxwell Maltz
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: March 10
Died: 1975
Died: April 7
Author
Physician
Playwright
Psychologist
Surgeon
Writer
New York City
New York
Hurt
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People
Injured
Emotionally
Response
Attitude

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Adopt the motto: It doesn't matter who's right, but what's right.
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A healthy strong ego, with plenty of self-esteem, does not feel itself threatened by every innocent remark.
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Why not imagine yourself successful?
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Happiness is native to the human mind and its physical machine. We think better, perform better, feel better, and are healthier when we are happy.
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Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.
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When you believe you can... you can!
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Get into the habit of laughing too many of us have forgotten how to laugh. As people grow older, they sometimes forget that they ever laughed. It is a part of their childhood that they can no longer remember.
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