Marianne Williamson

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."

"It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us."

"We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us."

"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."

"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world."

"Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn."

"There is no greater power than the power of love."

"Darkness is the absence of light, and ignorance is the absence of knowledge."

"Every moment gives us a chance to begin again."

"The goal of life is not to arrive at death in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting 'What a ride!'"

"God is in all men, but all men are not in God."

"Your playing small does not serve the world."

"Miracles are natural. When they do not occur, something has gone wrong."

"The only real failure is the failure to try."

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."

"In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal."

"Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are."

"The spiritual path is simply the journey of living our lives in a fuller, deeper, more meaningful way."

"Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into."

"The more we know about each other the better we become."

"Kindness is not weakness, it is power."

"We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words."

"The world will ask who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you."

"Healing happens when we begin to accept ourselves completely."

"There are only two basic motivating forces: fear and love."

"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."

"You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens."

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

"When we stop trying to be everything to everyone, we can be everything to someone."

"Living in the light of eternity changes how we live in the moment."