# Quote — John S. Hall, Daily Negations

> There will always be people who have power over me, who can destroy my spirit and drain my soul. My best defense is to behave as if I have no soul, to act as if my spirit has already been crushed. Perhaps then, I will be left alone or ignored.

- Author: [John S. Hall](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-s-hall.md)
- Book: [Daily Negations](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-s-hall/daily-negations.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-s-hall/daily-negations/there-will-always

## More from this book

> Today, I will try to remember to regret the past. I will think of how many mistakes I have made throughout my life. I will say to myself, "If only I could go back in time and make different choices, so that my life could be the way it should have been." Then I will remind myself that I cannot.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-s-hall/daily-negations/today-i-will.md)

> If I take things slowly today in order to appreciate life better, and if I take time to listen to the messages that life sends me, then I will have less time to do the things I need to do today. Then tomorrow I will have to do everything that much faster and I will be that much more unable to appreciate life. It is dangerous to stop and smell the roses.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-s-hall/daily-negations/if-i-take.md)

> When my mind is operating at its peak, it should depress me to think that this is the best I can do, because it's not very good at all. When my mind is operating normally, I should be even more depressed.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-s-hall/daily-negations/when-my-mind.md)