Ruth Westheimer Quotes

When I was a kid, I had a tendency to criticize. But when I did, my mum would whisk me off to the bathroom to stand in front of a mirror. Ten minutes, never less. To think about how criticism is a poor reflection on the one who criticizes.

I think I'm working on being a lot more positive in my everyday life because I realize comments and things can hurt.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

Some day I'm gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.

I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself.

The director calmed me down and told me I was being too hard on myself. He went on to say that I wasn't quite as bad as I thought, but needed to tone things down a bit.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

I work on myself daily to be a better person. When I react in a negative way to somebody, I sit back and think about why I did it, so I'm always working on myself, and my music is the same.

Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.

It is hard to get in the habit of forcing yourself to find three things on a regular basis that you are grateful for.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.

You are wise, witty and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort of stuff.

Sometimes we can't see our own selves, our own shortcomings, but it's so easy to see somebody else's.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

I tolerate my faults but not at all other people's.

I seldom look at myself to avoid any self-criticism.

Don't meditate on what you don't have, and remind yourself what you do have.

I'm always trying to improve. I think I take criticism constructively.

I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better.

I have realised it is easy to point fingers at others, but the moment you start questioning yourself, you become a better person.

I'm my biggest critic of myself when I make mistakes.

I'm super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I'm critical of other people, too - I try not to be, though.

I try to dwell on the positive and not dwell on the negative as much as I can.