Richard Carlson Quotes

"The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking."

"Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness."

"When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners."

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

"We have to shore this thing up like a New Orleans levy."

"It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure."

"Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her."

"No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive."

"Our minds can work for us or against us at any given moment. We can learn to accept and live with the natural psychological laws that govern us, understanding how to flow with life rather than struggle against it. We can return to our natural state of contentment."

"There's a huge number of people stuck in a lousy commute or a tiny house, or they finally got the raise they're hoping for. It's not a bottomless pit, but it's a large, large group."

"I've got to tell you, the people in the neighborhood, they're looking for the wings."