Rise Above the Noise Quotes

Critics are loudest from the cheap seats.  The man who stays locked on his work while others talk ends up building what they said could not be done.  This Potential path holds history's sharpest quotes on rising above criticism.  Scroll through and put them to work.
“Other people’s opinions of you are none of your business.”
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“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
— Lao Tzu
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“Confidence is not ‘they will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’”
— Unknown
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“Thus to be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.”
— Unknown
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“The unhappiest people in this world are those who care the most about what other people think.”
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“It’s probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are.”
— Unknown
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“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice”
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“Don’t let the noise of the world drown out your inner voice”
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“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody.”
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“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
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“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”
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“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”
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“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins.”
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“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.”
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“Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course towards his objectives in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.”
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“What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.”
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“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
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“You can’t control what people say about you and what they think about you. You can only work your hardest and do your best and tell the truth. In the end, it’s the effort that matters. The rest is beyond your control.”
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“If you could get all the people in the world to like you, you would have to do a lot of things you don’t like.”
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“I don’t know what the key to success is, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
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“Don’t judge yourself by others’ standards. If you operate like this, you are living your life for others, not for you.”
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“Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”
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“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”
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“The greatest threat to high performance is not stress; it’s the fear of other people’s opinions.”
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“It is not the critic who counts; the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.”
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“If anyone can refute me — show me I’m making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective — I’ll gladly change. It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone.”
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“Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.”
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“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.”
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“Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
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“The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood.”
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“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
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“If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.”
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“Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks”
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“If you can’t tolerate critics, don’t do anything new or interesting”
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“Let everyone else call your idea crazy - just keep going”
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“When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts”
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“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
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“To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”
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“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
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“The thing about smart people is they seem like crazy people to dumb people.”
— Unknown
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“If you can’t be criticized for it, it’s probably not remarkable.”
— Unknown
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“Don’t always scrape and search for compliments. Criticism is what builds character and strength.”
— Unknown
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“Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.”
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“I like criticism. It makes you strong.”
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“You are remembered for the rules you break.”
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“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”
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“Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something.”
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“The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”
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“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
— Unknown
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