A mind becomes a detriment ...

A mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle.
A mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle.
 Cullen Hightower

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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 Cullen Hightower
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 Cullen Hightower
One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do.
 Cullen Hightower
After our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let's hope we haven't bought a round-trip ticket.
 Cullen Hightower
The wheel was invented so we could move faster. Credit was invented so we would have to.
 Cullen Hightower