Peter McWilliams quotes - page 5

Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. We are not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs or replace evil with good. Acceptance is, in fact, the first step to successful action. If you don't fully accept a situation precisely the way it is, you will have difficulty changing it. (Peter McWilliams)
You are powerful. Sorry. Hate to be the bearer of bad news. You are. You can continue arm wrestling with yourself, or you can use both arms, your whole heart, and all your strength to wrestle with greatness. The choice is yours. View quote
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The Bible, taken as a whole, can be used to praise or condemn practically any human activity, thought, belief, or practice. View quote
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In life, we have either reasons or results. View quote
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The most recent studies both behavioral and biological, indicate one's sexual orientation is genetic - something determined at conception. View quote
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Let your intentions create your methods and not the other way around. View quote
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Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear. View quote
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Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it. View quote
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To affirm is to make firm. View quote
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Send the light of your own loving ahead of you. When you get there, the loving will have prepared a place for you. Be kind, gentle, and enjoy the journey. View quote
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Do we indulge our heart, or cater to our fear? (Peter McWilliams)
The only difference between 'fear' and 'excitement' is what we label it. View quote
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Because people are afraid of fear, they give up acre after acre of their own life. View quote
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That's what depression had wrought inside me: one, vast, barren rock garden-without the garden. View quote
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The purpose of education is to make the choices clear to people, not to make the choices for people. View quote
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Depression is an illness that robs one of the meaning of life. Heal the illness. As the depression heals, enthusiasm, well-being, and a sense of life's purpose will return. View quote
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Wealth is enjoying what we already have, not getting more of what we think will make us happy. View quote
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There is no answer to any of these questions. It's a matter of time and timing, of seas and seasons, of breathing in and breathing out. It's a matter of balance. View quote
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When you start noticing even a small portion of all there is to be grateful for, you'll find there is no room for lack, hurt, or want. The attitude of gratitude: the great, full feeling. View quote
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AIDS has come upon us with cruel abandon. It has forced us to confront and deal with the frailty of our being and the reality of death. It has forced us into a realization that we must cherish every moment of the glorious experience of this thing we call life. We are learning to value our own lives of our loved ones as if any moment may be the last. View quote
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Many people weigh the guilt, they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take. (Peter McWilliams)
When we realize one Dream, sometimes a deeper Dream reveals itself. At other times a parallel Dream appears. The one that scares the hell out of you is probably it. View quote
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I'm tired of people thinking that Libertarians don't have morality- that they don't have values. that's a lot of hogwash. Libertarians are the ONLY politicians with values. View quote
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As with most consensual crimes, this prohibition of hemp is both silly and sinister. View quote
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Drugs, gambling, and prostitution are the Big Three underground 'moneymakers' in consensual crime. There would be, however, significant boosts to the economy if the stigma attached to the other consensual crimes were eliminated through legalization. View quote
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