Elaine Chao Quotes

When we, through our educational culture, through the media, through the entertainment culture, give our children the impression that human beings cannot control their passions, we are telling them, in effect, that human beings cannot be trusted with freedom.

I was never one to feed into what the media was saying about us, especially out there in Portland because I was so in-touch with the people everyday.

When I lived in England my perception of what people thought of me was largely formed by the media.

Ram Rahim was not a spiritual leader but a lowgrade film star that the media enjoyed talking about.

People have their own opinions but sometimes with the media things get chopped up and cut around to make stories out of it.

To be in the media is to be in the wings. Being in politics is being on the stage.

People see whatever the media first reports.

I don't really listen to the media or anyone's perception of beauty, so it makes me almost immune to silly comments about my body.

The ball will tell you who the best players are, not the contracts, not the media.

It's the media who love statistics.

I think a lot of things get blown out of proportion in the media.

Playing a cop on TV and working closely with actual cops on set, I do think the media does a disservice to our first responders.

I think the media has portrayed conservatives as these cold, heartless people who want poor people to die and let half the population starve and all this. They've done that so effectively because they've owned the narrative for so long.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.

Your reaction to a situation determines whether it will be positive or negative. If you're determined to label a situation positive, no matter how it appears, the result MUST be positive. If you label something negative, that MUST be your experience. It's never too late to change a situation because you have an unlimited supply of positive sticky labels! Your life is always your call!

I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.

No one's happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

There is nothing wrong with underlining personal agency, but there is something unfair about using personal responsibility as a basis for assigning blame while simultaneously denying those who are being blamed the opportunity to exert agency in their lives

Happiness is always a choice. You can't wait for circumstances to get better. You have to create your own good fortune. So look for ways to be happy every day.

Whoever says Americas best days are behind it are looking the wrong direction.

I believe that we form our own lives, that we create our own reality, and that everything works out for the best.

Positive mental attitude is determined by you. Not others.

People create their own experiences.

There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.