Quotes by Speakers - Page 170

Going beyond our ordinary concept of self is what always brings us the greatest sense of joy in life. Going beyond our own boundaries brings us an ecstatic awareness of how we are truly created in connection with all that is.
Cynthia Sue Larson
Simply stated, earth is a school-a divine educational process custom-fit to each of us.
Richard Paul Evans
Speak to yourself with compassion on the inside and you will radiate peace on the outside.
Amy Leigh Mercree
But spontaneity is not by any means a blind, disorderly urge, a mere power of caprice. A philosophy restricted to the alternatives of conventional language has no way of conceiving an intelligence which does not work according to plan, according to a one-at-a-time order of thought. Yet the concrete evidence of such an intelligence is right to hand in our own thoughtlessly ordered bodies. For the Tao does not 'know' how it produces the universe just as we do not 'know' how we construct our brains.
Alan W. Watts
Belief has the power to change your inner state and your outer world.
John Paul Warren
Reach deep within, and reconnect with the essence of your being.
Bryant McGill
Non-profit does not mean not for revenue.
Holly Duckworth
Refusing someone’s kind words can cause the one doing the complimenting to feel bad. Not only might they regret trying to be nice, but you may have cut off your chances of being complimented by them ever again. Being humble is one thing; being rude is another. Practice receiving compliments with grace, dignity, appreciation, and gratitude. The perfect response to a fine compliment is simply, “Thank you!
Susan C.Young
Love may not be quid pro quo but marriage certainly is.
Shahla Khan
Do you know that even when you look at a tree and say, `That is an oak tree', or `that is a banyan tree', the naming of the tree, which is botanical knowledge, has so conditioned your mind that the word comes between you and actually seeing the tree? To come in contact with the tree you have to put your hand on it and the word will not help you to touch it.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Fear not your flame as you flood your caverns with firelight.
Gina Greenlee
It’s probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are. It is essential, however, that we see ourselves for all we are. (413)
Victoria Moran
To Polish the Gold & Help Others Shine . . . Catch people doing things right:Outstanding leaders know that people will be more engaged, perform at higher levels, and be more loyal when they are appreciated and celebrated. Jeff West, international speaker and author of The Unexpected Tour Guide, shares that “People will jump over high hurdles, fight fires and break through walls for leaders who find them doing things right. Building that kind of chemistry is essential if a team is going to jell.” Capitalize on the opportunity to notice what people are doing right at work and at home and they will deliver their best. As the old saying goes, “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than expected.
Susan C.Young
Success is for those that presses on when they see a wall, find ways around a road block and consistently push boundaries and conquer territories against all odds.
Oscar Bimpong
Looking back, I wish that everyone could have that sort of moment: a moment where you realize that your hands are so impossibly small and this world is so impossibly big. And the two don’t seem to add up. Maybe recognizing the smallness of your own hands is just the very first step to changing anything at all.
Hannah Brencher
Spiritual dating requires you both to have the ability to stay present in the moment and expand together.
Amy Leigh Mercree
Think about the things in life that elicit passion in you and make you happy.
Susan C.Young
Let us revolt against the nightmare, and work together for a kinder world.
Bryant McGill
Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.
Amy Leigh Mercree
Bringing a great attitude with positive energy is one of the best strategies you can have for your personal and professional success. Matching our energy with another person’s will help us build rapport and relationships more easily.
Susan C.Young
Humility is patient because it is neither past nor forward seeking — it is content.
Bryant McGill
Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the Universe, "More of this, Please." You need never again make another verbal statement of this intent, and if you were allowing your cork to float - all good things would flow to you.
Abraham-Hicks
We must have clean air and water, and beautiful natural foods for everyone, everywhere.
Bryant McGill
Believe in yourself. Believe in your abilities; believe in your talent, your uniqueness on this earth. Believe that there is something in you that’s special. Believe that you are here for a reason, that you have something to contribute. You must believe in you before others will do so
Kevin Abdulrahman
When the struggle is over, those that have distance themselves from you will line-up to re-introduce themselves!
Nicky Verd
Billions of people have had sex. I don't know how many have actually made love.
Sheila Wray Gregoire
It is a tremendous gift to simply and truly listen to another.
Bryant McGill
Burnout is a war that must be won on two fronts.
Jeanine Joy
Your life is a print-out of your thoughts.
Steve Maraboli
The brain's transmutation begins when consciousness understands that it made everything up – morality, good and bad, redemption and the truth. With this understanding, it realizes that now it can start anew.
Shai Tubali
Stand true to your calling to be a man. Real women will always be relieved and grateful when men are willing to be men
Elisabeth Elliot
Accepting conflict brings you closer to knowing peace.
Bryant McGill
Walk the talk and project confidence. If at first you don’t feel confident, fake it until you make it.
Susan C.Young
Simplicity is the friend of execution
Sesan Kareem
Being with you today is worth all the broken hearts of yesterday.
Steve Maraboli
At what point do you no longer need other people to support the decisions you’ve made about your own reality?
Scott Ginsberg
We all know there is something wrong with our culture, the state of our world, and with ourselves.
Bryant McGill
You can be inspired by others, but when you're inspired from within then you have real power for change.
Sue Fitzmaurice
What Africa lacks is not lack of resources or talent but the lack of strategic leadership.
Oscar Bimpong
Overeating at Thanksgiving is a case in point. It's a national tradition.
Eric Samuel Timm
If the thought inspires you, and it feels good and right...it is yours, alone, to exercise. So get right on it!
T.F. Hodge
If you stick with the definition of spirituality as a peaceful internal state (a.k.a. deep, dreamless sleep while awake), then you will ignore some of the hallucinatory experiences that are bound to happen when you sit in silence (studies have shown that, in such circumstances, the mind often creates elaborate experiences and stories that are reminiscent of dreams) and refrain from interpreting them as something otherworldly.
Gudjon Bergmann
Your image is your brand and you have only one opportunity to make that first impression. Choose to make a positive first impression.
Cindy Ann Peterson
How a Brand is received is determined by how it's perceived
Bernard Kelvin Clive
When we can laugh through our tears we are being given a powerful message. Things may be bad but they cannot be all that bad.
Allen Klein
We can't make up for lost time, but we can make room to share space.
T.F. Hodge
In reality there are no separate events. Life moves along like water, it's all connected to the source of the river is connected to the mouth and the ocean.
Alan W. Watts
I prayed for my heart to soften, to forgive her, and love her for what she did give me--life, great values, a lot of tennis lessons, and the best she could do. Unfortunately, the best she could do was terrible, thee the Minister of Silly Walks trying to raise an extremely sensitive young girl, and my heart remained hardened toward her. [p. 46]
Anne Lamott
The building blocks of meditation are relaxation and concentration. If you cannot relax, you cannot meditate. If you cannot concentrate, you cannot meditate. No exceptions.
Gudjon Bergmann
Planting and harvest don't happen in the same season
Nicky Verd
Nothing builds up your attitude like gratitude. You cannot be depressed, negative, and grateful at the same time.
John Patrick Hickey
It's really important that you feel good. Because this feeling good is what goes out as a signal into the universe and starts to attract more of itself to you. So the more you can feel good, the more you will attract the things that help you feel good and that will keep bringing you up higher and higher.
Joe Vitale
Imagination is the dynamic catalyst for every breakthrough.
Amy Leigh Mercree
Judge me if you want, but at the end of my life I choose to have memories not regrets.
Steve Maraboli
We have come to a point in time where using common sense, speaking factual truths and asking honest questions have been deemed radical behavior. While in turn, manipulation, thoughtlessness and dishonesty is often rewarded and rules the day.
Gary Hopkins
Your work is what you were born to do. No kind of educational system can teach you your true work, because it is your life purpose, and it is revealed by your God-given gifts.
Dr. Myles Munroe
When your safety is in question follow your intuition. It will help you balance along the precipice between vulnerability and adventure.
Gina Greenlee
Only those person who learned to like themselves can be generous and friendly with others.
Les Giblin
Call me crazy but I imagine a world where we smile when we have low batteries. Cuz that'll mean that we're one step closer to humanity.
Prince Ea
Use your natural powers - of persistence, concentration, and insight - to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems, make art, and think deeply
Susan Cain