Bryant H. McGill is an American author, speaker, and social entrepreneur known for his work in the fields of personal development, self-help, and spirituality. He has written several books that focus on empowering individuals to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. Some of his notable works include “Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life” and “Voice of Reason: Speaking to the Great and Good Spirit of Revolution of Mind.”
McGill is also the founder of the Good Life Project, a global community and multimedia platform dedicated to promoting positive and meaningful living. He is recognized for his inspirational quotes and messages, often shared on social media platforms, aiming to motivate and uplift people.
Bryant H. McGill Quotes
1. “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”
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2. “Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.”
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3. “Revolution starts in the mind. Question everything!”
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4. “Acceptance is the road to all change.”
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5. “There is a deep interconnectedness of all life on earth, from the tiniest organisms, to the largest ecosystems, and absolutely between each person.”
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6. “There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.”
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7. “Rejection is merely a redirection; a course correction to your destiny.”
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8. “We can change the world one thought at a time, one child at a time, one family at a time, one community at a time, one city, one state and one country at a time.”
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9. “The trees which are pruned, watered and nurtured by caring hands bear the greatest fruits; it is the same with people.”
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10. “Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward – get real with yourself.”
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11. “In a world of hate, love is the revolution.”
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12. “Quit saying you don’t have time. You have time for what you make time for in life.”
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13. “Persistence is the most traveled path to success.”
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14. “Change can be beautiful when we are brave enough to evolve with it, and change can be brutal when we fearfully resist.”
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15. “The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.”
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16. “Giving is the master key to success, in all applications of human life.”
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17. “When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.”
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18. “Wake-up! Think for yourself, be yourself and return to what is real.”
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19. “Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the ugliness in others was put inside of them by other hurting people.”
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20. “Love and respect changes everything.”
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21. “An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.”
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22. “When you surrender and release the illusion of control, you begin to free-fall toward your destiny of a grand reunion with your original-self; a self uncorrupted by the world’s false lessons of fear and control.”
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23. “You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.”
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24. “Abundance is a process of letting go; that which is empty can receive.”
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25. “Don’t abuse yourself or withhold self-love or self-care.”
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26. “If you want good things to happen in your life you first have to believe good things are possible for yourself. Quit allowing negative and cynical thinking to get in the way of the good life you deserve.”
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27. “You are the artist and the art.”
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28. “Just because your world is falling apart doesn’t mean you have to fall apart. When everything seems crazy, you be calm. Don’t let the outer chaos you are facing get inside of you.”
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29. “The feeling of being ‘offended’ is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues.”
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30. “Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.”
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31. “Every soul is beautiful and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love.”
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32. “The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.”
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33. “Stop your worrying, panicking and stressing. Breathe. Remember, you made it this far through difficulties that seemed impossible. Remember how many times you were saved at the very last minute – this time is no different.”
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34. “Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.”
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35. “Know yourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Seek goodness and be goodness. Seek beauty and be beauty. Seek love and be love.”
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36. “Those who see the world through the lens of love are the true visionaries.”
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37. “The more something upsets you, the more it is meant for you. When it no longer upsets you, it is no longer needed because the lesson is complete.”
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38. “Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener.”
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39. “Your struggle is your strength. If you can resist becoming negative, bitter or hopeless, in time, your struggles will give you everything.”
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40. “Materialism is an identity crisis.”
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41. “Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.”
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42. “Your message means less than the way the message is delivered, because in actuality, the way the message is delivered, IS the message.”
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43. “Be the love you seek.”
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44. “Surrender is not a weakness, or state of inaction, but rather a powerful state of pure energy; the energy of becoming your true purpose.”
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45. “Let the change begin with your choices this very moment.”
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46. “The struggle is beautiful.”
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47. “True freedom is where an individual’s thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor – no matter the personal price.”
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48. “If you want your life to be different you have to start reacting to life differently.”
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49. “The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.”
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50. “Every shortcut has a price usually greater than the reward.”
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51. “To understand the journey you have to do the walking.”
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52. “Your health is a long-range investment that will pay-off when you need it most.”
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53. “No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.”
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54. “To move forward simply set your intentions, be grateful for what you have, be open to what is possible, and the rest just happens as a beautiful and effortless flow.”
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55. “Within you, you will find everything you need to be complete.”
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56. “You will be a beautiful person, as long as you see the beauty in others.”
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57. “Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.”
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58. “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.”
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59. “Cultivating your value proposition in life is the way to move forward. You are the raw material of your own destiny.”
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60. “The struggle to excavate your true, authentic self from beneath the mountain of conditioning and ridiculous expectation is the epic struggle of your lifetime.”
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61. “We must be free, but to have real freedom, you must be wild and free yourself.”
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62. “Become an ambassador of peace in your own life.”
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63. “Don’t change just so people will like you! Like yourself and your relationships will change. Some people will love you for – YOU.”
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64. “We only hurt others because we don’t love ourselves. Learning to truly love yourself changes your relationship with everyone.”
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65. “We are all students of the world; frail embodied consciousnesses struggling to understand, and be a meaningful part of this great, mysterious gift of life.”
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66. “The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts.”
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67. “Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.”
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68. “When you give others a new chance, a new chance is really being given to you.”
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69. “Beautiful food and health are priceless.”
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70. “Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.”
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71. “When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another’s need to speak be our silent statement.”
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72. “Every moment you are open, as a humble student, you are surrounded with infinite possibilities of choice.”
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73. “Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns.”
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74. “The master tools of success are invitation, patience, time, gentleness, cooperation, and surrender.”
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75. “Don’t hold together what must fall apart. The familiar life crumbles so the new life can begin.”
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76. “The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism.”
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77. “Letting go of your painful past is how you open yourself to a wonderful future.”
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78. “The solution to nearly every problem in the world comes down to greater awareness, compassion, and empathy.”
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79. “Self-made men often worship their creator.”
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80. “Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.”
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81. “Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.”
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82. “Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind.”
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83. “Boundaries and risk management are very important parts of living a healthy and positive life.”
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84. “How we treat other people changes them, but even more so, how we treat other people changes us.”
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85. “Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer.”
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86. “Dare to believe that good things are possible when you follow your heart.”
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87. “Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy.”
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88. “The power of getting to know one another is so immense, eclipsed only by first getting to know ourselves.”
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89. “Success is a spiritual process, not a worldly one.”
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90. “If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves.”
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91. “All things are possible through invitation and love.”
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92. “There is a simple path to follow, that appears only when you calm your mind. It leads you on a beautiful journey back to your original self; the perfect, beautiful you.”
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93. “When one learns to focus energy through surrender and sensitivity, they become free, and can access the expansiveness of endless possibility.”
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94. “The expansion of your own consciousness, love capacity, humility and compassion – this is the path; this is the way.”
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95. “Discovery requires courage and acceptance that we are not in control, and that the future is uncertain.”
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96. “It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle.”
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97. “You can become instantly successful with a simple thought, but long-lasting and pronounced success comes to those who renew their commitment to a mindset of abundance every minute of every hour of every day.”
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98. “You will be blessed the moment you realize you already are.”
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99. “It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.”
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100. “You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate.”
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101. “You have to decide to let go of the past if you want to move forward. Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow. If you look at today through the eyes of the past, you can never see what the present moment has to offer.”
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102. “Don’t make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.”
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103. “The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.”
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104. “All discomfort comes from suppressing your true identity.”
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105. “Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness.”
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106. “A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.”
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107. “While people need to see your promise you must also remember that hope is the keeper of both happiness and disappointment, the father of both progress and failure.”
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108. “When we try to control, we become controlled; when we release, we become free.”
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109. “We must plant trees, grow gardens instead of lawns, ride bicycles when we can and support responsible local businesses over big brands.”
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110. “There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.”
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111. “We must be kind and gentle gardeners with people and nature.”
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112. “As our heart soars, we fly with it! Let love take you places!”
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113. “A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.”
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114. “No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.”
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115. “Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.”
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116. “When you are not free, you are not creating; you are being created.”
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117. “In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being.”
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118. “Surrender is the path to freedom through our unique authenticity, where we experience the flow of life not through the narrow lens of the mind, but through the vast refuge of the heart.”
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119. “Giving yourself is the ultimate revolution.”
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120. “Suffering is one of life’s great teachers.”
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121. “Humanity needs heroic leadership from those who see all life as precious.”
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122. “Everything comes by being! Be the love you seek. Be the friend you seek. Be the lover you seek. Be the honesty you seek. Be the integrity you seek. Be the patience you seek. Be the tolerance you seek. Be the compassion you seek.”
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123. “Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress.”
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124. “A person who wants nothing fears nothing.”
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125. “Cultivate clarity, strength, vitality and power from natural, beautiful and organic living foods.”
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126. “When you live positively it is impossible to not also be living for something greater than yourself.”
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127. “If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.”
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128. “To every soul you encounter, be a mirror, which reflects only their beauty.”
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129. “The deceptive, glossy media images of faces, bodies and social lifestyles, make us hate ourselves so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again.”
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130. “Service heals the recipient and the giver.”
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131. “As free as you allow others to be, such freedom you create for yourself.”
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132. “We love most those who we serve most.”
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133. “We can only save ourselves through elevating our individual consciousness, by realizing there is already completeness within, and exercising as much considerate independence, respect and fairness as is possible.”
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134. “We must reprogram ourselves to understand that cooperation is a higher principle than competition.”
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135. “Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.”
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136. “We must imbue our children with principles of the higher-self, principles which see all people as true equals, and above all, which are sensitive to the delicate and fragile balance of life.”
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137. “Let your brilliance be expressed through kindness.”
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138. “We create in people through our actions and example. In this way people around us become reflections of our own behavioral patterns and internal energies.”
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139. “We do not actually know other people; we only know our judgments.”
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140. “We are all frail-embodied creatures, who at times suffer through injustice, abuse, illness, pain and misfortune.”
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141. “Being yourself in a world which wants you to be someone else is the highest possible attainment.”
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142. “The ability to forgive is one of man’s greatest achievements.”
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143. “Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.”
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144. “Dare to love every person, including yourself. Become the energy of love.”
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145. “The only thing you will get from common sense, is a common life. Be uncommon and have uncommon sense.”
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146. “Meeting another human is always a sacred event.”
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147. “We believe we are the consumers, but we are the consumed.”
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148. “Love is not about others; love is a practice of self-mastery.”
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149. “Let go of everything. That is how you get everything; you let go of everything.”
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150. “Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.”
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151. “The true creator-self is a light at heart and free child, who accesses destiny as a simple act of joyful play.”
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152. “Choose to be pro-active, assertive and self-defining.”
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153. “The outer world is a reflection of our inner selves.”
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154. “The ultimate question of who we are is set before us at all times and answered with every action.”
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155. “Your attitudes contain your future.”
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156. “Seek for illumination of self, and then the world, through the simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love.”
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157. “The master of any craft is first a master of self, cooperating with innate intelligence within.”
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158. “Turn to your community and the great earth for sustenance and knowledge.”
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159. “Source truth exists in greater abundance outside of the symbolic system of words.”
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160. “There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.”
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161. “Human intelligence may not be the best trick nature has to offer.”
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162. “Afford every soul you encounter the wide and free passage they need to give birth to the dear expressions they feel are important.”
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163. “When we are at peace with ourselves the total expression of that true peace includes our outer being; our body.”
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164. “Positive attitudes qualify you for positive experiences.”
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165. “Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm.”
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166. “The truth is now as it was yesterday, and as it always will be, that the world is-as we are.”
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167. “Do you want to know what you are? You are a creator. At every moment you are creating. The real question is, what are you creating?”
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168. “The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination.”
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169. “We are here to spend ourselves on others; for each person is a great treasure.”
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170. “We must each achieve greater individual consciousness and self-knowledge, and project mindful kindness toward everything and everyone.”
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171. “Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.”
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172. “The real battlefield is the realm of ideas.”
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173. “Become empty to become complete, for it is the void that defines the form.”
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174. “Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbor of humanity’s great aspirations.”
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175. “Humility and full consciousness are inseparable.”
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176. “Every symbol, word, concept, discipline and field is only a temporary rest stop on the highway of discovery.”
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177. “Turn towards love, and become love.”
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178. “Food is a part of our contract with life.”
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179. “Once you realize what you really are, you cannot be stopped.”
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180. “Our creations are the outward expressions of our inner truths.”
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181. “All things are accomplished by the meditative act of releasing illusions and simply becoming.”
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182. “In the inconceivably vast and humbling unknown called “everything”, is a supreme inter-communication called, spirituality.”
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183. “We attract what we are. We attract who we are.”
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184. “Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces.”
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185. “Understand and challenge your personal narrative. Narratives become choices and actions – which become your life.”
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186. “When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants. To get, simply release, and then gently invite.”
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187. “If your life is not a love story then you are not living the life meant for you.”
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188. “Forgiveness is about your peace of mind. When you don’t forgive, you are the one who suffers.”
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189. “Every word you speak is a prayer, or meditation of reinforcement which creates permanence.”
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190. “The intimate space of your personal life should be reserved for amazing, beautiful, radiant souls – good, wholesome and loving people.”
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191. “Who you are, how you act and present yourself to others and your deep inner-truths are calling fortune or misfortune into your life right now.”
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192. “Fear is a prison where you are the jailer. Free yourself!”
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193. “There is something beautiful in you seeking freedom.”
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194. “Who were you before the world told you what you were not?”
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195. “I was different and more beautiful. I had somehow emerged on the other side of the looking glass. I was on the beautiful path; a positive life path, walking hand-in-hand, with the dreamers, believers, lovers and keepers of the vision of a kinder and more beautiful world.”
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196. “Reach deep within, and reconnect with the essence of your being.”
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197. “Conflict is a natural part of existence. Life is a struggle for survival for every organism at every level.”
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198. “If you have a deep desire to move forward, a way is being prepared for you.”
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199. “You have permission to walk away from anything that doesn’t feel right. Trust your instincts and listen to your inner voice – it’s trying to protect you.”
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200. “Anything or behavior too complex to understand becomes a phenomenon that could be termed spiritual or magical.”
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