Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

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"Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."

- William James

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"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

- William James

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"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."

- William James

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"My experience is what I agree to attend to."

- William James

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"Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear."

- William James

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

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"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

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"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

- Michael Lopp

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

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"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

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