Marianne Williamson Quotes
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I think the greatest gift we can give our children is to show them that devotion to God's purposes - love for all beings - is the center of all right living.
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To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
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Imagine a temple inside your mind, a haven from the chaos of the world. Visit often.
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Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
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Obviously, I don't want to minimize the patriarchal nature of our media, our government and our culture as a whole. But I think it's our refusal as women to own our power that is our biggest problem, both individually and collectively. The linchpin that holds the current system in place is the slumber of women.
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Would a man ever be called vain for speaking his mind?
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Think of the most amazing thing you could possibly do with your life. Then say out loud, 'YES.'
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Love is about letting go of the fears that stand in front of our hearts.
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Every time we focus on someone else's darkness, we are blocking our own view of the light. We think the person we are involved with has attacked us or has withheld love from us, when they really haven't. We focus on their guilt instead of their innocence. Frequently people are just being themselves and we start projecting our own childhood dramas onto them, pushing away the very love we want so much.
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We must seek to be intellectually inclusive, just as we seek to be culturally inclusive. Ideas come and go - that's what makes a free society so vital.
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A tulip doesn't strive to impress anyone. It doesn't struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn't have to. It is different. And there's room in the garden for every flower.
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Don't think small and expect to have a big life.
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God gives us His strength by giving us His vision of things. Our seeing people as innocent is the only way to achieve God’s peace.
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We live in a self-organizing and self-correcting universe. For every problem, there is a potentially miraculous solution. A closed heart deflects the miracle, while an open heart brings it forth....In every moment, we make a choice between the heavenly awareness of our connection to all living things, or the hell of the delusion that we are separate and alone. The mind will manufacture according to our choice; whichever we choose, we will seem to experience.
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I feel that the social revolution of the sixties is like a revolving door that came our way, and then left. It's back again.
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The key to intimacy is the commitment to honesty and to the radical forgiveness necessary in order for honesty to be safe.
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If you know what changes a heart, you know what changes the world.
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I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a beginner.
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There is a perverse comfort zone to living a small life. For women, that zone has to do with the fact that we're less likely to be challenged, we're less likely to be criticized, we're less likely to be called angry or strident, if we simply go along and acquiesce to the prevailing patterns of thought and behavior.
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I believe the human race is ready to make a quantum leap forward spiritually and morally.
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Happiness is a decision I must make.
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Buckminster Fuller was one of those world historic geniuses who reminded us of the extraordinary things that are possible, and inspires all of us to set about doing them!
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You don't need a new life, just a new lens through which to view the one you have.
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Our most meaningful conversations go on late at night when we're on the phone with our friends or talking to our lovers.