Martha Beck : (8)

" Fact: From quitting smoking to skiing, we succeed to the degree we try, fail, and learn. Studies show that people who worry about mistakes shut down, but those who are relaxed about doing badly soon learn to do well. Success is built on failure. " - Martha Beck

" My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind. " - Martha Beck

" Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self. " - Martha Beck

" Every worldview I chose, it seemed, edged me toward belief. " - Martha Beck

" As much horror as we have always created, we are a species that keeps moving forward, seeing new sights in new ways, and enjoying the journey. " - Martha Beck

" Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems. " - Martha Beck

" Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld. " - Martha Beck

" Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind. " - Martha Beck