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Dennis Wholey Quotes

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.

Dennis Wholey
Inspirational, Funny, Life

One sign of maturity is knowing when to ask for help.

Dennis Wholey
Godly, Maturity, Knowing
Dennis Wholey, Cleveland Amory (1986). “Are you happy?: some answers to the most important question in your life”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Strength is a capacity for endurance. One of the dividends of suffering is the universal discovery the we posses a strength within us we never knew we had. Navigating through a difficult episode not only shows us that inner strength is there but convinces us it will always be there to serve us in the future. Overcoming gives us an assurance of personal confidence and value that far exceeds what we thought we possessed before our struggles began.

Dennis Wholey
Spiritual, Struggle, Discovery
Dennis Wholey (1992). “When the worst that can happen already has: conquering life's most difficult times”, Hyperion Books

Rather than focus on the negative aspects of change, which is loss, I focus on the adventure of it and say "What's next?"

Dennis Wholey
Adventure, Loss, Focus

I had gone through life thinking that I was better than everyone else and at the same time, being afraid of everyone. I was afraid to be me.

Dennis Wholey
Courage, Fear, Thinking
Dennis Wholey (1984). “Courage to Change”, p.22, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Depression occurs when you are not being yourself.

Dennis Wholey
Being Yourself, Feelings, Not Being Yourself
Dennis Wholey, Cleveland Amory (1986). “Are you happy?: some answers to the most important question in your life”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

When we don't enjoy what we do, we only nick the surface of our potential.

Dennis Wholey
Surface, Enjoy
Dennis Wholey (1998). “The Miracle of Change”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

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