"When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Sarcastic Quotes #Freedom Quotes #Sarcasm Quotes

“You govern your surroundings by the nature of what is taking place in your consciousness.”

Source : Joel S. Goldsmith (2013). “The Foundation of Mysticism”, p.31, BookBaby
“I don't think there's anything wrong with pity. Like if you saw a dog having just been hit by a car, you would pity that dog. But then what do you do? Do you leave it there to get run over by more cars, or do you step into traffic and hold up your hand? "Stop! An animal has been hit!" and carry the thing to safety?”
“In explaining the growth of his faith, psychiatrist Gerald May writes, "I know that God is loving and that Godâ€™s loving is trustworthy. I know this directly, through the experience of my life. There have been plenty of times of doubt, especially when I used to believe that trusting God's goodness meant I would not be hurt. But having been hurt quite a bit, I know God's goodness goes deeper than all pleasure and pain it embracesÂ them both." Ruthless Trust, pg 22”
“All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.”
“Every year, once a year, in Maryland, I go for a week and overnight camp with about 50 to 60 kids with muscular dystrophy, all ages, seven to 21. And it is really fun. I have some great friends there and wonderful counselors.”
“Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it”
“Failure feelings - fear, anxiety, lack of self-confidence - do not spring from some heavenly oracle. They are not written in the stars. They are not holy gospel. Nor are they intimations of a set and decided fate which means that failure is decreed and decided. They originate from your own mind.”
“I would not be standing here today if my skin were white or my religion were Presbyterian. I am here today only because my skin is yellow and my religion is Unification Church. The ugliest things in this beautiful country of America are religious bigotry and racism.”

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