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Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?

Zig Ziglar

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As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Abraham Lincoln

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Don't let other people tell you what you want.

Pat Riley

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Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.

Les Brown

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Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

Josh Billings

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Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

Benjamin Franklin

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Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them.

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Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.

Socrates

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10

He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

George Herbert

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I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food.

Erma Bombeck

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I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

Thomas Merton

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I have only one counsel for you -- be master.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.

Cato the Elder

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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Napoleon Hill

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If you don't program yourself, life will program you!

Les Brown

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17

If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem.

Dr. Robert Anthony

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18

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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19

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Gautama Buddha

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It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord.

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It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

Barbara Sher

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22

Let nothing come between you and the light.

Henry David Thoreau

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23

Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

Og Mandino

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24

Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind.

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No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

William Penn

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26

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

Doug Horton

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No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.

Napoleon Hill

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No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it

James Allen

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29

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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30

Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Thomas Jefferson

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Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

Walt Whitman

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32

Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.

Abraham Lincoln

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33

Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

Alfred A. Montapert

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34

Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

Thomas Fuller M.D.

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35

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

Tony Robbins

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36

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

Gerald G. Jampolsky

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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

Quentin Crisp

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The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

Mahatma Gandhi

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The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Plato

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The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.

Deepak Chopra

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The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

Tony Robbins

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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.

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We fail to see that we can control our own destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.

Orison Swett Marden

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What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

Abraham Lincoln

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What man's mind can create, man's character can control.

Thomas Edison

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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...

W. Clement Stone

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When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.

W. Clement Stone

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While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

Benjamin Franklin

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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Mahatma Gandhi

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51

You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.

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You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

Wayne Dyer

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You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Brian Tracy

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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

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Your real self -- the I am I -- is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.

Robert Collier

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Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?

As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Don't let other people tell you what you want.

Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them.

Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.

He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food.

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

I have only one counsel for you -- be master.

If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

If you don't program yourself, life will program you!

If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord.

It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

Let nothing come between you and the light.

Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind.

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.

Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.

We fail to see that we can control our own destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

What man's mind can create, man's character can control.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...

When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.

While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

Your real self -- the I am I -- is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.