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The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.
-Katherine Paterson
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The Name We Give To Something Shapes

Katherine Paterson
The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.
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We humans have had from time unknown the compulsion to name things and thus to be able to deal with them. the name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. and in ancient thought the name itself has power, so that to know someone's name is to have a certain power over him. and in some societies, as you know, there was a public name and a real or secret name, which would not be revealed to others.
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By our attitude, we decide to read, or not to read. by our attitude, we decide to try or give up. by our attitude, we blame ourselves for our failure, or we blame others. our attitude determines whether we tell the truth or lie, act or procrastinate, advance or recede, and by our own attitude we and we alone actually decide whether to succeed or fail.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitude and expectations. if we feel that our environment could stand some improvement, we can bring about that change for the better by improving our attitude. the world plays no favorites. it's impersonal. it doesn't care who succeeds and who fails. nor does it care if we change. our attitude toward life doesn't affect the world and the people in it nearly as much as it affects us.
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So when somebody asks me to make a decision about a situation, i don't offer a solution, i ask a question: what are our options? give me the good, give me the bad, give me the pretty, give me the ugly, give me the impossible, give me the possible, give me the convenient, give me the inconvenient. give me the options. all i want are options. and once i have all the options before me, then i comfortably and confidently make my decision.
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Our attitude toward others reveals our genuine attitude toward god.
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In selling his scheme, obama has been promoting the myth that our system is no better than those of other advanced nations. his recent statements have betrayed his openly contemptuous attitude toward american health care and out top-flight medical profession. his attitude is consistent with his revealed general attitude about america, which he denigrates every time he gets a chance, especially on foreign soil.
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