#reflection
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Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The silence of the world without us would be deafening.
From The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
What we see is not what we see but what we are.
The first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is one.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The God we create is a reflection of ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
It's what I’d call a madman’s game.
From The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Pain plus reflection equals progress.
From Principles by Ray Dalio
Metaobject protocols allow us to reflect on the structures of our programs.
The biases in our data are the biases in ourselves.
From The Big Nine by Amy Webb
If you want to be productive, you have to schedule time to do nothing.
We are all anxious to be remembered after death; but it is not enough to have a good life.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
We must listen to the voices of the past to find our way forward.
If we cannot define what we want, how can we expect to have it?
From The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
Artificial intelligence is a reflection of us, for better or worse.
From The Big Nine by Amy Webb
Silence can be as profound as sound itself.
Let go of what no longer serves you.
Our lives are the stories we tell ourselves.
No one can lose either the past or the future; how could anyone be deprived of what he does not possess?
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Mindfulness is a way to bring awareness to our daily lives.
From Thrive by Arianna Huffington
To think clearly, you must first understand your own mind.
I am not a failure. I am a failure.
Faith is not certainty; it is the courage to doubt.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
The modern grocery store is a microcosm of our society.
Assume that your beliefs could be wrong.
Most of us take our breath for granted.
Your business is a reflection of you. If you want it to grow, you must grow first.
I feel like I have been living in the past.
From The Stranger by Albert Camus
I discovered the importance of being present.
From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Character is doing the right thing when no one is watching.
From Legacy by James Kerr
The harvest of the fields is a reflection of the harvest of the soul.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
The notion of God is a reflection of our own needs and desires.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
It’s not about defending our beliefs, but about understanding the world as it is.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
If your business depends on you, you don’t own a business—you have a job.
We are not only our memories, we are also the stories we tell ourselves.
We must confront our own assumptions about knowledge.
From The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
Always strive for improvement, no matter how small.
From Win Forever by Pete Carroll
Every runner has their own journey, shaped by their experiences.
Silence can be as powerful as words.
Let us remember the lessons of the past, for they shape our faith and guide our actions.
From The History of the Church by Eusebius
To truly empathize, we must confront our own experiences with pain and loss.
From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
We should not be afraid of our own thoughts.
Sometimes you have to take a step back to see the bigger picture.
From More Myself by Alicia Keys
The act of writing is an act of self-discovery.
From The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
The practice of awareness leads to greater understanding.
From The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford
Your relationship with money is a reflection of your relationship with yourself.
From The Financial Diet by Chelsea Fagan
To understand the plant is to understand ourselves.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Technology is a tool, not a lifestyle.
From Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
The unexamined life is not worth living.
From The Republic by Plato
The divine is often a reflection of human values and aspirations.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
Every code is a reflection of the culture that created it.
We need to be reminded of the things we often forget.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
Our machines must reflect our best selves, not just our mistakes.
From The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
You can’t fix what you don’t know is broken.
From Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche
True mastery comes from deep self-awareness.
From The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
It is in the realm of the spirit that we must fight our battles.
Introverts prefer to listen, process, and reflect.
Your feelings are valid, but they are not always true.
From The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
Digital minimalism is a philosophy that helps you question what digital communication and tools you should use.
From Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Your life is a reflection of how you treat yourself.
From The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey
Our relationship with plants is a mirror of our own desires and aspirations.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The extinction of species is a reminder of the fragility of life.
Your relationship with money is often a reflection of your relationship with yourself.
From The Financial Diet by Chelsea Fagan
Your life is a reflection of your thoughts.
From The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey
Mythology is a mirror that reflects the society that produces it.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the humility to look at ourselves honestly and gently.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Our beliefs shape our perceptions, and we must question them.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Every breath is a reminder of the past.
From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson
You can’t get to courage without walking through vulnerability.
From Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
Always ask, 'What is the worst that could happen?'
At some point, you have to let go of your past and focus on the present.
The camp is a microcosm of our society.
What if, at the end of our lives, we were to realize that we had not lived at all?
Every philosophy is a reflection of its time.
From The Cave and the Light by Arthur Herman
Every God is a reflection of the culture that worships Him.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
The future of humankind will be decided by the stories we tell ourselves.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean
Every thought and action is a reflection of the models we create.
From A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins
The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself.
From Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Mindfulness allows us to notice our thoughts and feelings without judgment.
When you are playing, be aware of what you are feeling.
Death is the ultimate in the experience of living.
Very little is needed for a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
As we teach machines our values, we must also learn to question our own.
From The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
Rituals remind us of our values and intentions.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
By engaging in rituals, we can cultivate a deeper connection to ourselves.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
The more that you know, the less you understand.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
I was living a life that I didn't want.
From Open by Andre Agassi
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
In the dance of life, every step is a choice.
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster.
We are the stories we tell ourselves.
Art can help us to pause, reflect, and contemplate.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
The most important thing is to be honest with yourself.
Understanding your values helps you make better decisions.
From The Joy of Missing Out by Tonya Dalton
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.