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Richard Bach
Quotes by Richard Bach
Quotes by Richard Bach
“Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?”
Richard Bach
“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.”
Richard Bach
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”
Richard Bach
“Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.”
Richard Bach
“You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.”
Richard Bach
“If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.”
Richard Bach
“Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.”
Richard Bach
“Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”
Richard Bach
“If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.”
Richard Bach
“I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.”
Richard Bach
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.”
Richard Bach
“There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.”
Richard Bach
“Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly.”
Richard Bach
“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.”
Richard Bach
“The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.”
Richard Bach
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah.”
Richard Bach
“True love stories never have endings.”
Richard Bach
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.”
Richard Bach
“Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.”
Richard Bach
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.”
Richard Bach
“Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.”
Richard Bach
“The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.”
Richard Bach
“Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.”
Richard Bach
“Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.”
Richard Bach
“Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.”
Richard Bach
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.”
Richard Bach
“Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.”
Richard Bach
“Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.”
Richard Bach
“Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.”
Richard Bach
“You teach best what you most need to learn.”
Richard Bach
