Gary Chapman Quotes
One [reality] is that I am responsible for my attitude. I can be in prison, and I happen to get a chance to go outside. I can look at the mud, or I can look at the stars. I am the one who decides which way to look. That is true for every one of us.
Chapman, Gary. Desperate Marriages: Moving Toward Hope and Healing in Your Relationship. Moody Publishers, 2008.
This is an example of over generalization. There are some people who perceive that they are victims of society, the environment, etc. Others are positive and see opportunity in most situations. For most people, they change this outlook at different times and when faced with different circumstances. Gingrich likes to think that conservatives are more self actualizing and see opportunity in all things. Liberals think the opposite, that conservatives exhibit paranoia and see that they have lost control of the country and see themselves as victims. There is no scientific evidence that either liberals or conservatives are very different in this respect. There are the optimists and pessimists in each political camp.
Gary Demonte Chapman is an American author and radio talk show host. Chapman is most noted for his The Five Love Languages series regarding human relationships.
