Mitch Sierras > Mitch's Quotes

“There are no ‘perfect liars’ in the world; there are only ‘perfect believers’ who believe in even the most obvious lies!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most.”
― Katherine Allred, The Sweet Gum Tree

“The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose of Christmas

“Whatever is going to happen will happen, whether we worry or not.”
― Ana Monnar

“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were?”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

“If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen.
Keep in the sunlight.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to stop the spiral of worry is simply to disclose my worry to a friend... The simple act of reassurance from another human being [becomes] a tool of the Spirit to cast out fear -- because peace and fear are both contagious.”
― John Ortberg, The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of You

“I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. "Never worry about your heart till it stops beating. ”
― E.B. White

“Times will change for the better when you change.”
― Maxwell Maltz

“We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.”
― John Ortberg, The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of You

“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”
― William Blake

“It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it....”
― Nicole Richie

“If you're betrayed, release disappointment at once.
By that way, the bitterness has no time to take root.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“Honestly, if you don't fit in then you're probably doing the right thing.”
― Lights Poxlietner

“We''re all misfits here,” he says, almost proudly. “That's why I started this squat, after all.  For people like us, who don't fit in anywhere else.  Halfies and homos and hopeless romantics, the outcast and outrageous and terminally weird.  That's where art comes from, Jimmy, my friend.  From our weirdnesses and our differences, from our manic fixations, our obsessions, our passions.  From all those wild and wacky things that make each of us unique.”
― Terri Windling, Welcome to Bordertown

“Very deep. You should send that in to the Reader's Digest. They've got a page for people like you.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

“ The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
― Anne Frank

“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Don't think or judge, just listen.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
― Albert Einstein

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
― Lao Tzu

“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
― Confucious

“Flirting is a woman’s trade, one must keep in practice.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
― Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married

“One love, one heart, one destiny.”
― Robert Marley

“The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.”
― Blaise Pascal