Wisdom Quotes

"Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional."

"Cognitive therapy helps people see that their thoughts are not facts."

"Mindfulness means paying attention to what is happening right now."

"Our thoughts are just thoughts; they are not commands."

"The opposite action skill helps us change our emotions by changing our behavior."

"Anger is often a secondary emotion masking deeper pain."

"Flexibility in thinking leads to flexibility in emotion and behavior."

"The goal is not to eliminate pain, but to change your relationship to it."

"Our emotions are valid even when our thoughts about them are distorted."

"Acceptance does not mean you like the situation or won't work to change it."

"Your feelings matter, and so do your actions."

"Dialectical thinking allows us to hold multiple truths at once."

"The secret to a good story is that it should be simple enough for anyone to understand but complex enough to remain interesting."

"The wisdom of age is recognizing which battles are worth fighting."

"Before I speak, I have something important to say."

"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."

"I love my cigar too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while."

"The reason I'm in this mess is because I didn't ask questions."

"If that's what you're thinking, it's what I would have thought too."

"I've met many hardened criminals. Some of them were nice people."

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it."

"The secret to longevity is knowing when to stop."

"A smart woman knows when to play dumb."

"Youth is wasted on the young, wisdom is wasted on the old."

"I never worry about tomorrow because yesterday already happened."

"I always preferred quality over quantity in all things."

"I'm not smart, I just wear my intelligence well."

"It's not what you know, it's what you think to do with it."

"A woman of my age is a valuable commodity that's often underestimated."

"The mind is like a filter. It takes in millions of pieces of information and filters out what's important."