Famous Quotes & Sayings

Deepak Chopra

The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity.

Dan Millman

A flash of enlightenment offers a preview of coming attractions, but when it fades, you will see more clearly what separates you from that state - your compulsive habits, outmoded beliefs, false associations, and other mental structures. Just when our lives are starting to get better, we may feel like things are getting worse - because for the first time we see clearly what needs to be done.

Ram Dass

The person who says, 'I'm enlightened' probably isn't.

Drew Barrymore

Life is not about focusing on the obstacles. It's about how you handle them, and whether you get enlightenment or levity from the way you do it

David Lynch

Every human being has consciousness, but not every human being has the same amount. The potential for each one of us human beings is infinite consciousness. This is called supreme enlightenment, and it just needs unfolding by transcending each day. The more consciousness we have, the better life is.

Christopher Paolini

A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.

Anthony de Mello

Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.

Anthony de Mello

Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable.

Anthony de Mello

What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.

Bebe Neuwirth

One of the things that's great about doing a show over and over again... is that you have to find ways to make it spontaneous, as though everything is happening for the first time... to continue to mine the material and find new things.

Beck

I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I saw you, and I wanted to be close to you. I wanted you to let me in. I wanted to know you in a way no one else did. I wanted you, all of you.

Billy Corgan

In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.

Bill Shankly

Train the right way. Help each other. It's a form of socialism without the politics.

C. S. Lewis

If you haven't met Satan recently, you are probably going his way!

Cecil Rhodes

Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better.

Cecelia Ahern

Life has a way of getting what it wants when it really knows what it wants.

Carrie Fisher

My extroversion is a way of managing my introversion.

Robert Rosenberg

There are obstacles here that are artificial. There?s really no reason why it should be taking this long,

Alan Taylor

He truly is one of the most optimistic persons that I think I've ever been around. It's amazing, with all the disabilities and obstacles that he's had to overcome, that he's remained so positive.

Diane Keaton

Even though all these obstacles keep coming at you, you just have to keep going through them. Because it's worth it to do something in your life, as opposed to fantasizing about doing something.

Tommy Bailey

There are a lot of obstacles to be overcome.

Daisaku Ikeda

Faith is to fear nothing, to stand unswayed, the power to surmount any obstacle.

Saeb Erekat

We had in-depth discussions and very serious talks on all issues. There were no results. The differences and obstacles are still there.

Anne Lamott

You should not bring more items and hurdles to the obstacle course.

D. H. Lawrence

There is no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.

Daphne Koller

Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles.