Quotes

“People don't live in Los Angeles because we are tied to the same old, same old. We live in Los Angeles because of the intoxicating energy of new beginnings that permeate our city.” Marianne Williamson

“Each of us has an inner room where we can visit to be cleansed of fear-based thoughts and feelings. This room, the holy of holies, is a sanctuary of light.” Marianne Williamson

“The Law of Divine Compensation posits that this is a self-organizing and self-correcting universe: the embryo becomes a baby, the bud becomes a blossom, the acorn becomes an oak tree. Clearly, there is some invisible force that is moving every aspect of reality to its next best expression.” Marianne Williamson

“As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.” Marianne Williamson

“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” Marianne Williamson

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” Marianne Williamson

“We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.” Marianne Williamson

“The mortal mind alone cannot devise an answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because the true answer lies on a level of consciousness that's beyond our mortal thinking. Quite simply, when it comes to Israel and the Palestinians, we need a miracle.” Marianne Williamson

“One day I looked at something in myself that I had been avoiding because it was too painful. Yet once I did, I had an unexpected surprise. Rather than self-hatred, I was flooded with compassion for myself because I realized the pain necessary to develop that coping mechanism to begin with.” Marianne Williamson

“Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.” Marianne Williamson

“Spirit is impervious to illness.” Marianne Williamson

“The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress.” Marianne Williamson

“If someone thinks homosexuality is immoral, they have a right to believe that.” Marianne Williamson

“Hope lies in having more faith in the power of God to heal us than in the power of anything to hurt or destroy us. In realizing that as children of God we are bigger than our problems, we have the power at last to confront them.” Marianne Williamson

“In every advanced mammalian species that survives and thrives, a common anthropological characteristic is the fierce behavior of the adult female of the species when she senses a threat to her cubs. The lioness, the tigress and the mama bear are all examples.” Marianne Williamson

“The whole Obama phenomenon brings up memories from my distant past: the good-looking guy who talks real good, whose line you don't buy immediately but whose charm is so dazzling that he gradually convinces you that this time it will be different.” Marianne Williamson

“Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.” Marianne Williamson

“The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.” Marianne Williamson

“The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.” Marianne Williamson

“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” Marianne Williamson

“Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it.” Marianne Williamson

“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.” Marianne Williamson

“The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it.” Marianne Williamson

“We're often afraid of looking at our shadow because we want to avoid the shame or embarrassment that comes along with admitting mistakes.” Marianne Williamson

“We need to shift from an economic organizing principle for human civilization, to a humanitarian organizing principle. Making money more important than your own children is a pathological way for an individual to run their affairs, and it's a pathological way for a society to run its affairs.” Marianne Williamson

“Americans are good with to-do lists; just tell us what to do, and we'll do it. Throughout our history, we have proven that. Colonize. Check. Win our independence. Check. Form a union. Check. Expand to the Pacific. Check. Settle the West. Check. Keep the Union together. Check. Industrialize. Check. Fight the Nazis. Check.” Marianne Williamson

“The Founders didn't mention political parties when they wrote the Constitution, and George Washington in essence warned us against them in his Farewell Address.” Marianne Williamson

“Just as you wouldn't leave the house without taking a shower, you shouldn't start the day without at least 10 minutes of sacred practice: prayer, meditation, inspirational reading.” Marianne Williamson

“There's nothing more powerful than a woman who knows how to contain her power and not let it leak, standing firmly within it in mystery and silence. A woman who talks too much sheds her allure.” Marianne Williamson

“If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.” Marianne Williamson