Personal Growth Quotes

"There are thousands of channels in our consciousness; it is up to us to choose the channel." "Healing and nourishment will not be possible if we are at war with ourselves or society." "Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth." "When you are a truly happy Buddhist, you are also a Christian, to the extent that you acknowledge its value and consider it yours." "You can live in the here and now and be free of the past." "If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection." "Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head." "I follow the way the wind blows. I could never have expected my life to change as it did, so I never asked for it. I never asked for fame; I asked for work." "It’s important to be good to yourself and be as loving as possible but you also have to recognize when you need to step away from the situation, gain some perspective, and then come back to it" "I've made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them" "You can’t be worried about what other people think, because you end up not doing anything." "Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better" "When you react, you let others control you. When you respond, you are in control" "Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is what you truly are. Reputations can be manipulated; character can only be developed and maintained" "If you're not still learning how to play it, then you've probably put it down and are thinking of something else" "I think most people are good at more things than the world gives them the opportunity to be" "Only you can control your future." "An unexamined life is not worth living." "The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself " "The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it"