Help me remember the famous words of wisdom...

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-when you have ambitions, goals, dreams that you yourself believe in, and then someone else tries to shoot you down, even in a trivial way.

-or, when you feel you have achived so much toward a huge accomplishment that has taken so much work, but you still have a long way to go... and someone puts a negative spin on it (even if they end it by saying, "that's really great!").

No matter how quickly or how excellently you may have approached your goal, someone will be there to tell you what went wrong.

...when someone is dismissive of your very-real dreams.
...when they act like you are crazy for trying, meanwhile deep down inside yourself, you know that you can realistically make it happen.
-or when they say, "Why would want to you do that?"

There have been some famous quotes. I can't remember any of them.

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[hobbit709]

1. Just stick with "Illegitimi non carborundum"

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. "Ambitions, goals and dreams are for the little people." -RiF

[CanSocDem]

3. Thy praise...

...or dispraise, is to me alike:

One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.

Ben Johnson (1573-1637)

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5. I've never heard it but I like it.

That rings true for me. Thanks!

[whistler162]

4. "Never squat with your spurs on!"

[CJCRANE]

6. In a way

you've answered your own question. There will always be annoying people, so just accept it. You don't need to convince them of anything, just quietly go about your business.

Marcus Aurelius said the same and much more in his "Meditations". It's worth looking up, there are several translations, you can probably get a free download of one of the older translations. The copy I have is by Phoenix Paperpacks.

[vanlassie]

7. Other people's opinions of me

are none of my business?

[Duer 157099]

8. I'll bet Mark Twain had something to say on the topic

I'd look at some of his quotes.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. "Never fuck with the IRS or the Mafia." "Never play poker with a guy named Doc".

[lunatica]

10. ‘Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish’ ~ Steve Jobs

[sabrina 1]

11. Here are a few quotes on criticism:

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Court not the critic's smile nor dread his frown

The lot of critics is to be remembered by what they failed to understand.

And I love this one from Teddy Roosevelt:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Read more: On Criticism

[stlsaxman]

12. Joke 'em if they can't take a fuck...

[Brother Buzz]

13. You need to pat yourself on the back because no one else will