Quotations
Quotations for me have always been a source of calm......a way to re-focus on what my life is about....my purpose......a way to re-connect with the importance of what I do.....particularly on those days when my patience is tried.....my heart is heavy.....and when I have lost my ability to see ......
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." - Buddha
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." - Buddha
"The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be."
"The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be."
- The Dalai Lama
- The Dalai Lama
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." - Albert Einstein
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." - Albert Einstein
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." -Ram Dass
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." -Ram Dass
"A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world." -Kahlil Gibran
"A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world." -Kahlil Gibran
"My crown is in my heart, not on my head; Not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: my crown is called contentment: A crown it is that seldom kings enjoy" - William Shakespeare
"My crown is in my heart, not on my head; Not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: my crown is called contentment: A crown it is that seldom kings enjoy" - William Shakespeare
"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution" Kahil Gibran
"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution" Kahil Gibran
"In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer." -Deepak Chopra
"In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer." -Deepak Chopra
"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality." - Earl Nightingale
"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality." - Earl Nightingale
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." -Lao Tzu
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." -Lao Tzu
"Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.'" - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.'" - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." - Swami Sivananda
"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." - Swami Sivananda
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." - Rabindranath Tagore
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." - Rabindranath Tagore
"The Divine is the sea. All religions are rivers leading to the sea. Some rivers wind a great deal. Why not go to the sea directly? " - Mother Meera
"The Divine is the sea. All religions are rivers leading to the sea. Some rivers wind a great deal. Why not go to the sea directly? " - Mother Meera
"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful." - Thich Nhat Hanh
"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful." - Thich Nhat Hanh
" The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." - Rabindranath Tagore
" The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." - Rabindranath Tagore
"Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
"Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things,
If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season of your life." Wu Men
this is the best season of your life." Wu Men
"Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life." Shakuntala Devi
"Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life." Shakuntala Devi
"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. " Khalil Gibran
"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. " Khalil Gibran
"Always...that which you most need is already at hand. It's simply your incessant searching and belief in it's absence that keeps it from view." - Mike Dooley
"Always...that which you most need is already at hand. It's simply your incessant searching and belief in it's absence that keeps it from view." - Mike Dooley
"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."
"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
"Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self." - Khalil Gibran
"Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self." - Khalil Gibran
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you." -Khalil Gibran
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you." -Khalil Gibran
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been." - Mark Twain
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been." - Mark Twain
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." -Nelson Mandela
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." -Nelson Mandela
"If we have no peace, it is becasue we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa
"If we have no peace, it is becasue we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind." - William James
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind." - William James
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow'" Mary Ann Radmacher
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow'" Mary Ann Radmacher
"The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you: They are unique manifestations of the human spirit". - Wade Davis
"The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you: They are unique manifestations of the human spirit". - Wade Davis
"As surely as the snow falls, the winds rage, and the rivers run, so are you, minute by minute, day by day, inevitably drawn to all your heart desires. Act on this." - Mike Dooley
"As surely as the snow falls, the winds rage, and the rivers run, so are you, minute by minute, day by day, inevitably drawn to all your heart desires. Act on this." - Mike Dooley
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. " - Leo Buscaglia
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. " - Leo Buscaglia
“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, personal and family history, belief systems, and often political, nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.” —Eckhart Tolle
“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, personal and family history, belief systems, and often political, nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.” —Eckhart Tolle
“Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment.” —Tao Te Ching
“Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment.” —Tao Te Ching
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” —Rabindranath Tagor
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” —Rabindranath Tagor
"Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows." - Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows." - Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know." - Pema Chodron
"Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know." - Pema Chodron
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” —Mother Teresa
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” —Mother Teresa
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” —Rabbi Harold Kushner
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” —Rabbi Harold Kushner
“I close my eyes in order to see.” —Paul Gauguin
“I close my eyes in order to see.” —Paul Gauguin
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” —Dalai Lama
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” —Dalai Lama
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched... but are felt in the heart.” —Helen Keller
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched... but are felt in the heart.” —Helen Keller
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” —The Dalai Lama
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” —The Dalai Lama
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too hight and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" - Michelangelo
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too hight and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" - Michelangelo
"The deep problem facing everyone is how to break free when being a prisoner is the only comfortable way you know how to live." Deepak Chopra
"The deep problem facing everyone is how to break free when being a prisoner is the only comfortable way you know how to live." Deepak Chopra
"People have taken different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." - Dalai Lama
"People have taken different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." - Dalai Lama
"There is more to life than increasing it's speed." Gandhi
"There is more to life than increasing it's speed." Gandhi
By believing passionately in that which doesn't exist, you create it and that which has not been sufficiently desired is what we call the non existent -”
By believing passionately in that which doesn't exist, you create it and that which has not been sufficiently desired is what we call the non existent -”
― Nikos Kazantzakis
― Nikos Kazantzakis
"You only have control over three things in your life- the thoughts you think, the images your visualize and the actions you take." Jack Canfield
"You only have control over three things in your life- the thoughts you think, the images your visualize and the actions you take." Jack Canfield
"We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith" . Barack Obama
"We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith" . Barack Obama
"Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy."Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy."Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." Bill Gates
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." Bill Gates
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"In a toxic family, the black sheep is sometimes the only one telling the truth. " Unknown
"In a toxic family, the black sheep is sometimes the only one telling the truth. " Unknown
"If we aren’t careful, our children will come down with “affluenza”, a disease that causes them to confuse wants and needs. We need to teach our children what my grandmother taught me. Think twice about spending money you don’t have on things you don’t need to impress people you like anyway. " Michelle Singletary
"If we aren’t careful, our children will come down with “affluenza”, a disease that causes them to confuse wants and needs. We need to teach our children what my grandmother taught me. Think twice about spending money you don’t have on things you don’t need to impress people you like anyway. " Michelle Singletary
"They are not your friends, until they have defended you in your absence. " Unknown
"They are not your friends, until they have defended you in your absence. " Unknown
"In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. " The Dalai Lama
"In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. " The Dalai Lama
"I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit." Khalil Gibran
"I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit." Khalil Gibran