Richard Bode famous quotes

I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.
-- Richard Bode

#Dip #Breeze #Sail

The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into the landscape, lacking the will to act for themselves.
-- Richard Bode

#Shadow #Criticism #Different

I learned that the interior of life was as rewarding as the exterior of life, and that my richest moments occurred when I was absolutely still.
-- Richard Bode

#Wealth #Moments #Stills

For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.
-- Richard Bode

#Fate #Risk #Needs

In due course we arrive, if wit can be said that we ever fully arrive. The truth is there are destinations beyond destinations and do the confirmed sailor goes on tacking forever.
-- Richard Bode

#Learning #Forever #Goes On

I once met a man who said he had visited every exotic place from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall, but when I questioned him closely I discovered he hadn't seen the songbirds in his own backyard.
-- Richard Bode

#Wall #Men #Backyards

I have a task that is greater than all the labors assigned to Hercules. It demands that I live in the richness of this moment because that is all I have or will ever know.
-- Richard Bode

#Tasks #Demand #Moments

If I wanted to be free, truly free, I had to choose. There were many points on the compass rose; I had to locate the few that were meant for me. Not any destination picked at random; I had to head for those that summoned me with a passion, for they were the ones that gave meaning to my life. I had to ignore the warnings of those who would tell me why I couldn't do what I wanted to do.
-- Richard Bode

#Passion #Rose #Warning

If every man and woman were to take the meaning of their life and pursue it passionately, they would alter the social landscape overnight. In fact, that's how lasting revolutions are made- not by the raised arm of the masses, not by the military seizure of power, not by the political coup d'etat, but by individuals asserting who they are one at a time.
-- Richard Bode

#Military #Men #Political

Consider that you radiate. At all times. Consider that what you’re feeling right now is rippling outward into a field of is-ness that anyone can dip their oar into. You are felt. You are heard. You are seen. If you were not here, the world would be different. Because of your presence, the universe is expanding.

Every season will have its dips and hard moments, and the challenge then is to make sure you don't get too down in those moments and make sure you come back fighting.

You ever dip your biscuit in your tea and it breaks? I swear now, you never get used to that.

I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.

You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.

The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.

Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship, Yet she sailed softly too: Sweetly, sweetly blew the breeze - On me alone it blew.

Perhaps we cannot raise the winds. But each of us can put up the sail, so that when the wind comes we can catch it.

Set your sails now but the ocean is very rough and treacherous... if you keep going you will get there.

The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.