Richard Bach: Trending quotes (page 4)

“Look in the mirror and one thing is sure: what we see is not who we are.”

“Of course there’s destiny, but destiny doesn’t push you where you don’t want to go. You’re the ones who choose. Destiny is up to you.”

“The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, "I've got responsibilities."”

“The world is your exercise book, the pages on which you do your sums. It is not reality, though you may express reality there if you wish. You are also free to write lies, or nonsense, or to tear the pages.”

“The simplest questions are the most profound.
Where were you born?
Where is your home?
Where are you going?
What are you doing?
Think about these once in awhile, and watch your answers change.”

“One way to pick a future is to believe it’s inevitable.”

“There’s no disaster that can’t become a blessing, and no blessing that can’t become a disaster.”

“The gull sees farthest who flies highest.”

“Heaven is not a place, and it's not a time. Heaven is being perfect.”

“You seek problems because you need their gifts.”

“Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull’s life is so short, and with these gone from his thoughts, he lived a long fine life indeed.”

“It doesn’t take time to change once you understand the problem… Somebody hands you a rattlesnake, it doesn’t take long to drop it, does it?”

“The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.”

“Next to ‘God’, ‘love’ is the word most mangled in every language.”

“An easy life doesn't teach us anything. In the end it's the learning that matters: what we've learned and how we've grown”

“Get this in mind early: We never grow up.”

“Character comes from following our highest sense of right, from trusting ideas without being sure they’ll work.”

“Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.”

“The world is a dream, you say, and it’s lovely, sometimes. Sunset. Clouds. Sky.”

“No. The image is a dream. The beauty is real. Can you see the difference?”