Top 100 Charles F. Glassman Quotes
#1. Focusing on our individual steps can cure the paralysis and overwhelm, which sometimes occurs when staring into the future.
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#3. 10 Keys To Success:
Focus
Perseverance
Ability to adapt
Diplomacy
Flexibility
Open to change
Make no excuses
Complain little
Personal responsibility
Faith
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#4. A true friend let's you know that the door is always open, even when it's closed.
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#6. The most valuable lessons come not from teachers or textbooks, but from life experience.
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#7. Integrity comes not from privilege, textbooks, or profession, but from being grounded in humility.
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#8. Sometimes all it takes is a kind person to take you by the hand, hold you tightly, and gently whisper, Everything's going to be all right.
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#9. Perception of danger, threat, or vulnerability leads us to fight or flee, which often shows up as anger, rage, anxiety, and depression.
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#10. Outer beauty is not the best indicator of inner beauty. Actually, it may be among the worst.
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#11. Faith is not the belief that everything will be all right tomorrow, but the belief that I possess the strength to make everything all right today.
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#12. It's not that I don't get anxious, or insecure, or have negative thoughts. It's that each day I make the choice not to continue down those roads.
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#13. The only regret we should have is allowing regret to hold us back from taking action now.
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#14. They say nice guys finish last. That may be true, if the only people you're nice to are the ones who constantly disrespect you.
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#15. Being sensitive and kind are admirable pursuits ... and so are knowing when you're being taking advantage of and simply walking away.
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#17. Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them.
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#19. The best way to expose our ignorance is to hold on to biased ideas and opinions, because we fear giving the upper hand to the other side.
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#20. Staring too long at the light of another will blind us from seeing our own.
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#21. It's okay to glance at the light of another. But when you look to long, it will blind you from seeing your own.
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#22. When bad strikes, most likely you will not get an answer when you ask, "Why?"
Your strength must come from having faith that someday the answer will come and then it will all make sense.
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#23. Money doesn't buy integrity. Fame doesn't grant integrity. Education doesn't teach integrity. It is readily available and feels extremely satisfying to act with it.
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#25. I am fortunate for the blessings I will receive today. I am looking forward to the opportunities that will come to me, today. I am grateful for the people I am about to meet who will help me forge a path of security, abundance, and love.
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#26. Belief conducts the symphony of our thoughts.
While moments dance to that symphony.
Want better moments?
Choose to be a better conductor.
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#27. When I remove the layers that say I can't, I discover a burning ember that says I should, I can, and I will.
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#28. Being honest with yourself will help you recognize when someone is being honest with you.
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#29. Why is it that self-confidence is so often cocky and self-assured so often selfish? Neither has to be true. Having confidence doesn't require being superior over another and being self-assured doesn't require taking advantage of another.
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#30. Forgiving someone may cost you your pride, but not forgiving them will cost you your freedom.
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#31. A true friend reminds you why you should believe in yourself when you've forgotten.
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#33. Faith is not blind if you consistently take the right actions to reveal it.
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#34. We can learn from teaching. But in order to master, we must be the teacher.
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#35. The elimination diet:
Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.
Then watch your health, and life, improve.
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#36. When we hold onto worry, regret, and anger, peace of mind, strength of body, and freedom of spirit eludes us.
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#37. People may tease you or please you, insult you or consult you, laugh at you or laugh with you. In the end, though, it's not about what people do to you or say about you that's most important, but how you treat yourself.
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#38. As you see the need to change your partner to save the relationship, it is then time to end it.
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#39. A little belief, a little hope, a little faith
is sometimes all you need to see the light.
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#40. Using someone else's ruler to measure your self-worth will always leave you short.
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#41. Make sure when you reach for the stars, you keep both feet firmly planted on the ground.
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#42. Respecting the opinions and beliefs of another, even if they differ from yours, is a genuine sign of love.
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#43. Patience removes frustration.
Practice restores confidence.
Perseverance makes it happen.
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#44. Don't take for granted the effort of a person who tries to keep in touch. It's not always that someone cares so much.
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#45. You don't always have to figure it out on your own. Sometimes it's okay to listen to someone who has more experience.
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#46. Don't mistake:
Kindness with weakness;
Assertiveness with arrogance;
Self-defense with hatred;
Self-care with vanity;
Faith with ignorance.
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#47. Happiness is best when shared. Wherever you go, make sure to leave a little happiness behind.
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#48. Thoughts can propel our lives in many different directions. However, it is our choice which ones to believe. And those are the ones capable of making the improbable possible.
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#50. Despite our challenges, hope lies in the reality that our story does not end here.
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#52. Waiting for that big miracle to happen can prevent us from recognizing the small ones that happen every day.
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#53. Gratitude opens the door to faith and faith opens the door to our relationship with God.
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#54. The greatest courage is to allow the real you to show, with all your strengths, weaknesses, and love.
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#56. It's very possible that fear of being where you wish to be is exactly why you're not there yet.
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#57. Believing in the inherent good of humankind is akin to having faith. It is to believe in something that may not be readily apparent.
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#58. Action, not philosophy will get you going. Pick yourself up and move forward. That is the only way you can still enjoy life while you are blessed to be living it.
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#59. When the world seems to be spinning out of control I choose:
faith over fear;
action over paralysis;
focus over distraction;
reflection over reaction;
to stay grounded rather than getting swooped up in the chaos.
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#60. I prefer to surround myself with people who reveal their imperfection, rather than people who fake their perfection.
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#61. Anxiety, and the physical symptoms it causes, is merely fog along the path of independence and discovery.
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#62. A good attitude, a positive perspective, a smiling face, a strong laugh are all highly contagious. Why not start spreading them?
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#63. A positive mindset is probably the single most powerful elixir you can take for your health.
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#64. When we tag ourselves with a particular label, we mustn't be surprised when we attract others looking for our particular item.
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#65. Don't believe you've reached the end before you've even reached the beginning.
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#68. Although to our automatic brain, change always means potential danger. In order to calm that brain, it means embracing change so to turn on the light in our mind and open the door to our true potential.
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#69. The odds may be stacked against you. Yet, I believe, when you tap into your unique gifts and abilities, while combining them with a sense of
purpose, passion, and perseverance, you will not only defy those odds, you will help create a better life for yourself and the rest of us.
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#71. Medicine's a funny business. After all, dispensing chemicals is considered mainstream and diet and nutrition is considered alternative.
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#75. When we are able to let go of the worry, let it float away like a feather in the wind, we free ourselves of further burden and open the door to all that is right for us.
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#76. When regret dominates your past and worry occupies your future, there is no room to live in your present.
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#78. The seeds of happiness can grow from one thought, one idea, one simple change in focus.
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#80. One thought can make your day, or break your day. Therefore, happiness can be just one thought away.
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#81. When my inner child tries to hold me back, I ignore the uproar and run the other way.
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#83. If you can continue to smile through hardship and pain, then your moment will come ... just be patient.
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#84. Real kindness and compassion is not about feeling sorry for someone else. Rather, it is showing up, to help them discover their true value.
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#86. Although some say it is both a blessing and a curse to feel so deeply, I will take sensitivity over indifference every time.
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#87. New Day ... new opportunity to be grateful for what we have, not bitter for what we don't.
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#88. The only answers to the question, "why me", are more situations that raise the same question. That's because self-pity is a wall that blocks all light.
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#89. Would we love the warm sunny days as much, if it were not for the cold rainy ones?
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#90. What will happen in the future is mere guesswork - essentially, make-believe. If you are going to spend a lot of time and energy in a make-believe world, I suggest spending time considering the great possibilities rather than worrying about the bad ones.
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#91. All anyone really wants is to feel appreciated. So if you want to create real, long-lasting relationships, do that.
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#92. Controlling unwanted thoughts is not the problem. Believing, thrusting, and taking direction from them is.
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#93. The big miracle you await will likely first appear in a small encounter or chance event. So always be aware and open, you never know what today will bring.
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#94. Every road has unexpected curves. We can allow them to interrupt our journey, while wishing they weren't there. Or, we can make adjustments, while all along continuing to move ahead. Ultimately, the choice is ours.
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#95. If someone lies in the bed they made, you don't have to tuck them in; but you don't have to hop in bed with them, either.
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#96. If we use our religion to make us feel bigger, better, stronger than another, instead of secure enough to be one with each other, then I believe we've missed the point.
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#97. Amidst the swirling tides of frustration and overwhelm, there is always enough time to take a step back, gather your thoughts and say, I can do this!
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#98. Politics and self-interest should never stand in the way of finding the truth.
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#99. My prescription for better health is to let go of the six things that could be destroying it - anger, regret, blame, resentment, worry, and guilt.
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#100. One thing about past challenges I never let go of: the fact that I made it through, survived, and learned a great deal.
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