Barbara Sher Quotes

Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do-can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops or we can make music.

The defense force inside of us wants us to be cautious to stay away from anything as intense as a new kind of action. Its job is to protect us and it categorically avoids anything resembling danger. But it's often wrong.

Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.

Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love . . . We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops or we can make music.

In the rush of daily living it's easy to forget all the remarkable people real or fictional who have been a part of your life. But if you just imagine they are near for a moment you will realize that anyone who ever touched your heart is always with you patiently waiting to emanate warmth and support whenever you remember to think of them.

Anything worth doing is worth doing too soon.

Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.

Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.