Elizabeth Gilbert quotes - page 5

Who loves you most? Who loves you best? Who thinks of you when others rest? (Elizabeth Gilbert)
To show a longing for anything that one cannot have, for instance, is not a clever position. View quote
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A lovely evening of new idioms and fresh mozzarella. View quote
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the number 108 is held to be the most auspicious, a perfect three-digit multiple of three, its components adding up to 9, which is three threes. And 3, of course, is the number representing supreme balance. View quote
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Listen to the whispers or soon you will be listening to the screams. View quote
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That's just your ego, trying to make sure it stays in charge. This is what ego does. It keeps you feeling separate, keeps you with a sense of duality, tries to convince you that you're flawed and broken and alone instead of whole. View quote
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Attraversiamo (meaning "Lets cross over" in Italian) View quote
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Kalos Kai Agathos, the singular balance of the good and the beautiful. View quote
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It is merely this world that is chaotic, bringing changes to us all that nobody could have anticipated. View quote
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My face is a transparent transmitter of my every thought. View quote
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But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling yearnings. (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Until I can feel as ecstatic about having a baby as I felt about going to New Zealand to search for giant squid, I cannot have a baby. View quote
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I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the 'monkey mind' -- the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves, spit and howl. View quote
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The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship - just so long as those prayers are sincere. View quote
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What Richard is talking about is instead admitting to the existence of negative thoughts, understanding where they came from and why they arrived, and then - with great forgiveness and fortitude - dismissing them. View quote
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You make some big grandoise decision about what you need to do, or who you need to be, and then circumstances arise that immediately reveal to you how little you understood about yourself. View quote
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Guilt's just your ego's way of tricking you into thinking that you're making moral progress. Don't fall for it, my dear. View quote
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Most of humanity, he said, have eyes that are so caked shut with the dust of deception they will never see the truth, no matter who tries to help them. View quote
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I wondered, "Why have I been chasing happiness my whole life when bliss was here the entire time? View quote
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Let your conscience be your guide. View quote
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My heart skipped a beat and then flat-out tripped over itself and fell on its face. Then my heart stood up, brushed itself off, took a deep breath and announced: "I want a spiritual teacher. (Elizabeth Gilbert)
you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead. View quote
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For if there is one thing I have learned over the years about men, it is that feelings of powerlessness do not usually bring forth their finest qualities. View quote
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With each reunion (we) had to learn each other all over again. There was always that nervous moment at the airport when I would stand there waiting for him to arrive, wondering, Will I still know him? Will he still know me? View quote
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What time has ever been a simple time for those who are living it? View quote
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