American author, philosopher
Some people dismiss their own hurtful words with the excuse that they were drunk, angry, or tired. But, those conditions and others don’t change our beliefs; they only indicate our comfort in revealing them. – Alan Robert Neal
The harsh things we tell ourselves don’t drive us forward; they drive us crazy. – Alan Robert Neal
You won’t receive an invitation if you keep inviting yourself. – Alan Robert Neal
The more you regard yourself as special, the lonelier you’ll be. – Alan Robert Neal
Just because I didn’t like the reality I saw, doesn’t mean I minded seeing it. – Alan Robert Neal
You’re less likely to get what you want if you’re not appreciating what you already have. – Alan Robert Neal
The thing about paying your dues is that you’re not the one who sets the price. – Alan Robert Neal
We confront our worst behaviors when their cost exceeds our fear. – Alan Robert Neal
Behind every moment of lament are thousands of moments of self-sabotage. – Alan Robert Neal
The people who continually whine about receiving bad advice are the ones who never follow good advice. – Alan Robert Neal
Entitlement kills relationships. – Alan Robert Neal
One of the toughest challenges of unpleasant moments is remembering they are just moments. – Alan Robert Neal
The simple agreement used by kooky people to communicate and proliferate: “I won’t criticize your fantasy if you don’t criticize mine.” – 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
Those suffering emotional pain often grant courtesies to others instead of to themselves. Those causing suffering in others do the reverse. – Alan Robert Neal
Escalating frustration with some parts of your life into being upset about all of your life is like amputating a limb in response to missing the other. – Alan Robert Neal
My number one commitment to my close friends is to offer the truth as best as I can perceive it and as best as I can convey it. I owe this at the cost of the friendship, itself, because a friend is more important than a friendship. – Alan Robert Neal
Every single time I have seen an entitled person welsh on a commitment, their excuse, verbalized or not, is that the provider didn’t give them enough. – Alan Robert Neal
Just because you can’t see all of your attributes doesn’t mean they’re not there. – Alan Robert Neal
We get much better mileage being inspired than driven. – Alan Robert Neal
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