Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Book · 3 characters · 146 quotes · 1973

Quotes from Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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"The only way to reach tomorrow is to be fully present today."
Chiang Time
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"Don't be afraid. You've just begun to understand what you really are."
Chiang Courage
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"We choose our next world through what we learn in this one."
Chiang Education
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"That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is."
Chiang Love
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"To fly as fast as thought, to anywhere that is."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Dreams
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"Perspective. That's it. Everything that matters is in perspective."
Chiang Wisdom
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"The reason you're always tired is that you're torn between where you think you should be and where you actually are."
Chiang Peace
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"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself."
Chiang Truth
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"The only authority that I obey is one that knows better than I know about myself."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Leadership
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"There is no such thing as the Present Moment. There is always more time."
Chiang Time
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"You will begin to touch heaven, Jonathan, in the moment that you touch perfect speed."
Chiang Dreams
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"The only true law is that which leads to freedom."
Chiang Freedom
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"Here is a very interesting thing to think about: every question that you think is unanswered only means you don't like the answer you've already been given."
Chiang Wisdom
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"You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now."
Chiang Freedom
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"Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Faith
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"There are no limits except those you accept."
Chiang Freedom
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"The greatest gift you can give another is to show them their own potential."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Kindness
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"A life without purpose is merely existing, not living."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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"Truth is not found in words; it is found in understanding."
Chiang Truth
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"Your past does not define your future unless you allow it to."
Chiang Freedom
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"The moment you stop trying is the moment you have truly failed."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Motivation
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"Love is the only true law of life."
Chiang Love
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"The purpose of practice is not perfection; it is understanding."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Education
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"There is no speed limit but the speed at which you understand yourself."
Chiang
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"The only true failure is not trying."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Perseverance
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"Fear is only the illusion of a limit."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Courage
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"Your true nature is far greater than you can imagine."
Chiang
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"The path of mastery is the path of simplicity."
Chiang Wisdom
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"What takes time is learning to know yourself."
Chiang
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"Do not follow me, for you will only follow my mistakes."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Leadership