Richard Carlson Quotes

Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond.

~ Richard Carlson

The fact that we can't see the beauty in something doesn't suggest that it's not there. Rather, it suggests that we are not looking carefully enough or with a broad enough perspective to see it.

~ Richard Carlson

Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape. So, enough about the virtues of reading. Time to read on.

~ Richard Carlson

Something wonderful begins to happen with the simple realization that life, like an automobile, is driven from the inside out, not the other way around. As you focus more on becoming more peaceful with where you are, rather than focusing on where you would rather be, you begin to find peace right now, in the present. Then, as you move around, try new things, and meet new people, you carry that sense of inner peace with you. It's absolutely true that, Wherever you go, there you are.

~ Richard Carlson

If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things.

~ Richard Carlson

Happiness is a state of mind, not a set of circumstances.

~ Richard Carlson

It is our ability to forget our problems, through the process of thought, rather than the passage of time, that frees us from the circumstances of our past.

~ Richard Carlson

Life didn't come with a fool-proof manual.

~ Richard Carlson

Choose being kind over being right and you'll be right every time.

~ Richard Carlson

Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.

~ Richard Carlson

100: Live This Day as if It Were Your Last.

~ Richard Carlson

Ask yourself this question: 'Will this matter a year from now?

~ Richard Carlson

...when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

~ Richard Carlson

We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting the fact that we're all less than perfect.

~ Richard Carlson

Don't sweat the small stuff.

~ Richard Carlson

Even though we often mess up, most of us are doing the best that we know how with the circumstances that surround us.

~ Richard Carlson

True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems,but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice, and to learn.

~ Richard Carlson

Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over.

~ Richard Carlson

The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.

~ Richard Carlson