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brokenpinata t1_iw4mnwp wrote

A well-known quote by Henry Ford...

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SnooCakes6195 t1_iw5687m wrote

I only hear this is Stewie Griffins voice now

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Trips-Over-Tail t1_iw59k7i wrote

đŸŽ”I believe I can fly

I believe I can touch the sky-yyy-yđŸŽ”

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Freedom35plan t1_iw5bcbf wrote

No....

Somethings you literally can't do. I can believe certain things about me that will never, ever be true. Quote tricks you thinking about the inverse first. Be realistic, I'm gonna declare right here right now that I will never be a professional opera singer no matter how hard I try.

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ppardee t1_iw5tw8a wrote

This kind of nonsense quote is what made the self-help industry into a joke. It sounds good and motivational, but it's just not true in any capacity.

One of the hallmarks of being a mature person is knowing your limitations. Believing you can do something isn't enough. You have to ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO DO IT. Musk believed he could run Twitter better. I believed I could change the thermostat on my wife's Kia. Both of us underestimated the complexity of the task. Belief didn't matter. Reality is the only thing that matters.

One does not repair a car on faith alone.

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teatimewithbatman1 t1_iw5unll wrote

I believe I can start a successful music career......I can't believe I'll be happy with a little family in the woods

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nanithefuck6969 t1_iw60fr3 wrote

Don’t ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you’ve been, ever, for any reason whatsoever,” - Michael scott

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Accomplished_Pop_279 t1_iw64ia2 wrote

I just saw my ex come through my work and I was on the verge of giving up and I was repeating in my head “you can’t handle this you can’t handle this you can’t handle this”. Been a few hours but I just saw this and it’s making me think.

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Unkindlake t1_iw68rbn wrote

I believe that if I concentrate hard enough I manifest a tolpa unbound by the constraints of time and space who can force everyone who writes these garbage truisms to read the complete works of Philip K. Dick

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IHeartRasslin t1_iw68w8x wrote

One does not simply believe he can walk into Mordor

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JesterRaiin t1_iw6oh48 wrote

Bullshit.

I was sure I can't do plenty of things, but still had to do them and completed them successfully.

The opposite is also true.

So no, total bull.

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kcaJkcalB t1_iw73dp7 wrote

What if you don’t care

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assfckr t1_iw7btfl wrote

that makes no fucking sense

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Ubermenschen t1_iw7r9cc wrote

Replying to ppardee (#516,065)

This quote is about your ability to learn, to persevere, and to eventually understand and master. It is about faith in your abilities long term. This is not about repairing a car on your first try.

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Ubermenschen t1_iw7rxod wrote

It's always interesting seeing how obtuse the reddit crowd can be. "How can we twist and misunderstand the quote so that we can mock it and feel superior today?" I swear, some of these people are so blinded by contrariness that they'd be lucky to make a peanut butter jelly sandwich before giving up.

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ppardee t1_iw8w98d wrote

Replying to Ubermenschen (#519,382)

That may be what you take away from it. It may also have been Henry Ford's intent in say it. But that's not what it says, and if a quote needs an explanation to go along with it, it's not a good quote.

Plus, it's still false. Not everyone has the capacity to learn something and believing you're going to able to learn will not make you capable of learning it. I used to think everyone could just learn whatever they wanted... and then I started interviewing people for technical roles. Doesn't matter how much you believe and persevere. It doesn't make you capable.

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