Leadership Quote by Joan Didion — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“I tell you this true story just to prove that I can. That my frailty has not yet reached a point at which I can no longer tell a true story.”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“Until now I had been able only to grieve, not mourn. Grief was passive. Grief happened. Mourning, the act of dealing with grief, required attention.”

“The death of a parent, he wrote, 'despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and that may cut free memories and feelings that we had thought gone to ground long ago...”

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”

“Truth is powerful and it prevails.”

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”

“You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.”

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”