Margaret Heffernan Quotes

It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.

You cannot solve a problem that you do not admit exists.

It takes a long time to realize a situation is for real, and then you finally face it.

You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists.

If you deny the fact that things are happening to you, that this is going on, whether it's negative or positive, you're just putting yourself behind the 8-ball because you're not facing it head on and dealing with it in a positive way that you've learned how to.

nothing good ever comes out of denying the truth about our situation.

Nobody can be set free from a problem until they're willing to admit they have one.

You can't change what you don't acknowledge.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.

You only have a problem when you admit you have a problem.

If something is a problem, it's all right to admit it.

We need to not be in denial about what we've done, what we've come through. It will help us if we all do that.

The more we run from a problem, the more we're actually running into it.

The first step of handling anything is gaining the ability to face it.

What you can't run away from, you have to face

Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.

People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.

You gotta face the hand you're dealt with and deal with it, and make your problems be the smallest part of who you are.

Never attack a problem without also presenting a solution.

She had to face the fact that she couldn't protect everyone she loved. She couldn't solve every problem.

The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting that you have a problem.

Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.

When you can look a thing dead in the eye, acknowledge that it exists, call it exactly what it is, and decide what role it will take in your life then, my Beloved, you have taken the first step toward your freedom.

Think of the solution, not the problem