Marianne Williamson Quotes
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I've always wanted to have a radio show. It has been a dream of mine for a long time. With a radio show I can sit in a studio, or ultimately even sit in my own living room, and talk to hundreds of thousands of people.
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The one good thing about failure is that it makes you consider doing things a different way.
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Until we see love as the meaning of life, life seems to have no meaning at all. The sense of meaninglessness produces chaos, and the chaos produces fear. There is only one way out of this, and that is to see every moment and every situation as an invitation to love.
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While overeating would be seen by some as an indulgence of self, it is in fact a profound rejection of self. It is a moment of self-betrayal and self-punishment, and anything but a commitment to one's own well-being.
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I went into therapy several times, but it rarely made an impact.
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If we had the government we deserved we would have the most righteous government, because we deserve the best - everybody does.
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There is a trend in child-rearing that I find abhorrent: "Whatever the kids want to do is fine." For me, the classic example of this is when someone has a visitor and says, "Go kiss Aunt Gertrude," and Aunt Gertrude says, "She doesn't have to kiss me if she doesn't want to." Well, I think that's wrong.
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We need to recognize that part our political problem is that we do not participate effectively, that we suffer from a kind of mental slumber.
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Humanity's mission is to find a peace that lies beyond the veil - a peace that is not of this world. The peace that is not of this world is not dependent on human circumstances.
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We have made up a God in our image. Because we are angry and judgmental, we have projected those characteristics onto Him. But God remains who He is and always will be: He is the energy, the thought of unconditional love. He cannot think with anger or judgment. He is mercy and compassion and total acceptance.
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If we lose a job, we are easily tempted into thoughts like, "Ain't it awful? There aren't any jobs out there. This is terrible. It'll be awhile before the economy comes back. Even if they're hiring someone, they're not hiring someone my age with my resume." And that's really what causes the crash and burn. The fact is, there are Fortune 500 companies that have been founded during recessions.
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You receive the light through what you read, through what you hear in meditation, or through some spiritual practice.
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Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.
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If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.
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We lack faith in *what* exists within us because we lack faith in *Who* exists within us.
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Where there is peace, there cannot be chaos; the two cannot coexist at the same time.
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We are beautiful because God created us that way.
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In our ability to think about something differently lies the power to make it different.
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There are no different categories of love. There isn't one kind of love between a mother and child, another between lovers, and another between friends. The love that is real is the love that lies at the heart of all relationships. That is the love of God and it doesn't change with form or circumstance.
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People who are meditating every day and involved in a serious spiritual practice don't usually wake up in the morning and want to rush out to eat a bunch of junk food.
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It is not your job to seek for love. It IS your job to seek within yourself all the barriers against its coming.
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We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.
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Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
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Spiritual 'exercise' keeps your mind in shape the way physical exercise keeps your body in shape.