Eddie Murphy Quotes

If you believe the good stuff that people say then you have to believe the bad stuff and then you allow yourself to be on a roller coaster of what other people think. So I think you try to find the good in the bad and the bad in the good and balance yourself and stay on an even keel.

I don't buy the hype when everybody is saying how wonderful things are and how great I am, and I don't get too down when people say, "This is a disaster and he's done for."

I'm not one of those people that has to look myself up every five seconds to see what people are saying. That's been really helpful. I mean, you get thousands of compliments, and then one person will say something negative - and that's all you'll remember, that one person.

Praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.

That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.

Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them

I'm not going to get upset because somebody said something bad about me.

I don't want success to affect me to that extent that I change or failure to that extent that I get sad, bitter and negative.

If you live for the compliments, you'll die by the criticism.

I don't like reading good things about myself. With the criticism and the negative things, I always think that makes me better.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.

Sometimes, a person who likes your work and a person who don’t will show up within milliseconds of each other to let you know how they feel. One does not need to cancel out the other, positively or negatively; if you’re proud of the work, and you enjoyed the work, that is what’s important.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.

I am even-tempered and emotionally well balanced

I read one thing, and 100 people can say good things then you read one bad thing that says you're the worst and you believe them.

I've learnt that you shouldn't take people seriously, whether they praise you or trash you.

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.

A lot of stuff happens daily when you're running a company like Subway. If you get too happy about some things or too unhappy about others, you get worn out. It's best if you can pace yourself a little bit more.

No, nothing really upsets me.

I am human, when people write bad stuff about me it bothers me, but I know that will never end.