Quotes by Alan Robert Neal
People who take too much are always on the hunt for people who give too much.
– Alan Robert Neal
You + Bad Attitude = Bad Results
– Alan Robert Neal
Asked the cause of my injury, I explained: “My back couldn’t bear the weight of my stupidity.”
– Alan Robert Neal
Dismissing another’s achievement is an ideal strategy for excusing your own failure.
– Alan Robert Neal
Sadness misses happiness not here; depression discounts happiness that is.
– Alan Robert Neal
He was bright enough to be clever but too undisciplined to be intelligent.
– Alan Robert Neal
It’s frightening seeing in ourselves the same ingredients as dysfunctional members of our families. Fortunately, as it is with baking, the proportions, mix, and temperature of the exact same ingredients can yield anything from burnt cookies to elegant soufflés.
– Alan Robert Neal
What you think you deserve, minus what you are unwilling to provide, equals what you are likely to get.
– Alan Robert Neal
The greater your number of self-congratulations, the lower the number of people who agree with you.
– Alan Robert Neal
Wearing clothes that compliment your physique, as opposed to those that highlight it, reveals whether you’re comfortable with who you are or just pretending to be.
– Alan Robert Neal
It’s a wish, not a need, if you’re not willing to do whatever it takes to get it.
– Alan Robert Neal
It’s ironic that we want to dismiss or hide our pain, given that our deepest relationships are bonded by it.
– Alan Robert Neal
When you select the “It’s just who I am” rationalization to excuse a stupid action, then who you are is an idiot.
– Alan Robert Neal
Don’t invite annoying people into your life, and set ground rules for the ones you inherited.
– Alan Robert Neal
The more you regard yourself as special, the lonelier you’ll be.
– Alan Robert Neal
There’s no personal growth to be had by focusing on what others did wrong.
– Alan Robert Neal
Harsh judgment of others conceals a harsher indictment of ourselves.
– Alan Robert Neal
Our greatest blessing is the fortune of good friends, being loved, and loving others.
– Alan Robert Neal
A dog’s formula for happiness: “Feed me. Love me. Include me. Let me smell disgusting things.” Imagine how grand our relationships would be if we were content with having those first three.
– Alan Robert Neal
If you only want advice with which you agree, go to yourself.
– Alan Robert Neal
You can’t prove you’re not a child by engaging in childish behavior.
– Alan Robert Neal
Just because you can’t see all of your attributes doesn’t mean they’re not there.
– Alan Robert Neal
You are either complaining or appreciating, so if you think you’re doing neither, it’s the former.
– Alan Robert Neal
On an emotional front, needy and greedy go hand in hand.
– Alan Robert Neal
Three problems with trying to be perfect: It’s unachievable; it won’t retroactively resolve your childhood issues; and, everyone resents “perfect” people.
– Alan Robert Neal
The insecure are as self-absorbed as the boastful. The former worry that everyone is watching them. The latter worry that everyone is not.
– Alan Robert Neal
“How dare you! [mention my bad behavior]” is a polite way of saying “Go away while I destroy myself.”
– Alan Robert Neal
Confidence produces new growth in any soil and climate. Arrogance clings to existing branches and finite conditions.
– Alan Robert Neal
Some assume that their unique talents are common in others. They are the ones who forfeit confidence. Others assume that their common talents are unique. They’re the ones who forfeit friends.
– Alan Robert Neal