Perspective Quotes

"Common sense ain't common." "Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action." "At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough" "Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now" "Every day above ground is a great day, remember that" "You forget that you do choose your life, and there are so many things to be grateful for" "As much as people say they love change, they love it when you change—not when you want them to change" "I like to say it's an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box" "Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people" "Faith obliterates time, annihilates distance, and brings future things at once into its possession." "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page" "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" "It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them" "The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you" "In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet" "It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." "A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles" "Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do." "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously" "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."