Quotes

A few of my favorite Quotations...

I've included below some of my favourite quotes (in no particular order) that speak volumes to me.  It's taken me quite some time to source these quotes with much reading of some fabulously interesting books, researching the internet and through conversations with others.  I hope they too speak to you as much as they have to me. 

Special care has been taken to ensure these quotes are correct however if you find any misquotes please let me know and I'll change it as soon as I'm able!

 "There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
Anais Nin, (1903-1977) writer, diarist

"Most people look for the sacred in the unusual and the often dramatic, supernatural experience.  But the irony is that the Divine mysteries are found in the ordinary, the mundane and the natural aspects of life - softly whispering to us"
Ted Andrews, American author, teacher, storyteller & mystic

"The only real valuable thing is intuition"
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German born American physicist

"I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking"
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German born American physicist

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German born American physicist

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage.  The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict"
William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) Unitarian clergyman & author

"When angels visit us, we do not hear the rustle of wings, nor feel the feathery touch of the breast of a dove; but we know their presence by the love they create in our hearts.  Oh you may feel this touch, it is not the clasping of hands, nor a loved person present, it is more than this: it is a spiritual idea that lights up path!"
Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) Author, Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled.  For me it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers"
M. Scott Peck (1936-2005) M.D. author of the best-selling book The Road Less Traveled

"Meditation should form the basis for action"
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself for this life"
Sogyal Rinpoche, author Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

"Breathing in, I see myself a mountain.
Breathing out, I feel solid.
Breathing in, I see myself as space.
Breathing out, I feel free."
Thich Nhat Hahn (b. 1926-) Vietnamese Buddhist Monk & peace activitist

"If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look at your present conditions"
Padmasambhava Father of Tibetan Buddism 8th Century

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises"
Desmosthenes (384BC-322BC)

"Knowing what you want determines what you will get"
Anthony Robbins

"Seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door will be opened for you"
St Matthew 7:7

"Courage is being scared to death - but still saddling up"
John Wayne (1907-1979) US actor

 "You are whatever you believe you are"

"Whatever at first might seem amazing or impossible to the very limited type of education our rational minds have received, becomes perfectly understandable once we learn and practice with the underlying concepts involved" 
Shakti Gawain (1978) author

"Fragrance is a gift of Heaven,  there for us all to enjoy - any time, any place and in any way we can"
Valerie Ann Worwood, aromatherapist, reflexologist, author, and doctor of alternative medicine

"It was a secret with great power and magic.  It was a secret that would forever help me to remember.  It would forever remind me to believe.  It would forever teach me that wonder is as necessary to life as the air we breathe and the food we eat.  It was the secret of the Green Kingdom"
Ted Andrews, 2004, American author, teacher, storyteller & mystic

"When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web...now even my cat has its own page" 
Bill Clinton (b. 1946) 42nd President of The United States

"Impossible is just an opinion"
Justin Herald, 2004, "It's All a Matter of Attitude Slogans to Live your Life by"

"Never give in, never give in
Never, never, never, never -
In nothing, great or small, large or petty -
Never give in except to convictions of honour
And good sense"
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

"I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act"
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) psychologist

"How to succeed?  Try hard enough"
Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) Publisher Forbes Magazine

"When it is obvious that goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps" 
Confucius (551-479BC)

"I see a green tree.  And to me it is green.  And you would call the tree green also.  And we would agree on this.  But is the color you see as green the same color I see as green?"
Carson McCullers (1917-1967), American novelist

"Become a possibilitarian.  No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they are always there" 
Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) Christian preacher, author

"We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed" 
Viktor E. Frankl, (1905-1997) M.D. PhD, author of Man's Search for Meaning

"...everything can be taken from a man but one thing; that last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way"  Viktor E. Frankl, (1905-1997) M.D. PhD, author of Man's Search for Meaning

"As long as you believe something in your life is a disaster, it will unfold as a continuing disaster" 
Andrew Matthews, 1997, author & speaker

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it" George Moore (1852-1933) Irish writer & art critic

Scotty:  She's all yours, Sir.  All systems automated and ready.  A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her!
Kirk:  Thank you, Mr. Scott.  I'll try not to take that personally. (Star Trek)

"From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter.  Some day I intend reading it"  Groucho Marx (1890-1977)

"I have had thousands of problems in my life - most of which never happened" Mark Twain (1835-1910) US humorist,  novelist, writer & lecturer

"I love deadlines.  I especially love the whoosing sound they make as they fly by"  Douglas Adams, author, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"That first step must be yours, all steps thereafter must still be yours"  Michaela Scherr Transformational Coach on goal setting

"Seeing the overall big picture is easy.  The difficult part is starting the 'doing' to achieve the big picture!"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"What you learn at any given time about any subject is much like a snowflake above an iceberg"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"There is no one on this planet that can change your life to how you would like it to be.  Except for you" 
Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"Use your guiding light to shine the way for you"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"Chances are if you're thinking something, someone somewhere will be thinking about the same thing"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

 "Thoughts are energy.  Whatever you're thinking is what you'll end up getting more of"

"When you first start to awaken in the mornings, decide what kind of day you will have.  Will you decide you're going to have a good day, or will you decide on having a bad day?"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"Warning - Embarking on meditative practices may involve profound changes in your life"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach on meditation

"There's only one person that can make it happen for you, and that person is you.  You own whether you do, or whether you do not"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"Truth or enlightenment is knowing absolutely everything about all things at the exact same time without pinpointing a solitary thing"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"True love is when you somehow lose each other only to find each other again with the same joy, love and laughter there was in the very beginning"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"Accept that nothing in life is perfect - life could be said to be perfectly imperfect"  Michaela Scherr, Transformational Coach

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving...and that's your own self"
Alduos Huxley (1894-1963) British writer

"There are my facts, your facts, and the facts" Michaela Scherr, Transformational  Coach

"We must be the change we wish to see." Mahatma Gandhi

"All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual." Albert Einstein (1879-1955) American Physicist

"The more you read, the more things you will know.  The more that you learn, the more places you'll go" Dr Seuss (1904-1991) American writer & cartoonist

"Breathing in, I smile

Breathing out, I relax

This is a wonderful moment." Thich Nhat Hahn (b. 1926-) Vietnamese Buddhist Monk & peace activitist

"A sense of humor is one of the most powerful self healing tools you have at your disposal"

"Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words" Calvin & Hobbes (Fictional characters from the comic series created by Bill Waterson)

"If you've heard this story before, don't stop me because I'd like to hear it again" Groucho Marx (1890-1977) American comedian, actor and singer