“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. American motivational speaker and writer Denis E. Waitley has been credited with the saying since at least 1993. It’s not known when Waitley first said it.
“‘Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.’ ― Denis Waitley in The Psychology of Winning” was posted on Twitter by Collaboration Business Network on December 5, 2012. Waitley’s book The Psychology of Winning was published in 1979.
Wikipedia: Denis Waitley
Denis E. Waitley (born 1933), is an American motivational speaker, writer and consultant. He has been recognized as the best-selling author of the audio series, The Psychology of Winning and books such as “Seeds of Greatness” and “The Winner’s Edge”. Waitley has been inducted into the International Speakers’ Hall of Fame.
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Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable,
and remove yourself from the unacceptable. —Denis Waitley
February 2005, Leadership for Student Activities, NASC Edition (Reston, VA), “Change,” pg. 31:
Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.
-Denis Waitley
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By Crytograms.org
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
2008
Pg. 155:
Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. (30 seconds, by TONY BOY)
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The Art of Change and Self-Therapy
By David S. Arnold
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse
2010
Pg. 69:
“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.” - Denis Waitley
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30 Best Quotes on Change
APRIL 18, 2012 by JESSICA MARATI
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Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. -Denis Waitley
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“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.” ― Denis Waitley in The Psychology of Winning.
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Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. - Denis Waitley
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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