Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p.115
“The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
Norman Vincent Peale book The Power of Positive Thinking
Variant: The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism
Source: The Power of Positive Thinking
“Too many people’s careers are ruined by praise instead of propelled by criticism.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Future Proofing You (2021)
“I would rather save the life of one citizen than kill a thousand enemies.”
Scipio Africanus (-235–-183 BC) Roman general in the Second Punic War
...malle se unum civem servare quam mille hostes occidere.
According to the Historia Augusta (fourth century), Roman emperor Antoninus Pius often repeated this saying of Scipio ("Antoninus Pius", 9.10); no earlier attribution to Scipio (or mention of the dictum itself, for that matter) is known.
Disputed
Bill Whittle (1959) author, director, screenwriter, editor
Bill Whittle's Keynote speech https://vimeo.com/145285384 at the David Horowitz Freedom Center's 2015 Restoration Weekend on Nov. 6, 2015. <br class="br">2010s
“Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p.128
“Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions.”
Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.”
Tori Amos (1963) American singer
