Wayne Dyer Quotes

“People who truly understand what is meant by self-reliance know they must live their lives by ethics rather than rules.”

“you don't need to be better than any one else you just need to be better than you used to be”

“It's all perfect, this Universe we are in. Slow down and enjoy it all.”

“Your ability to be a winner 100 percent of the time is based upon giving up the notion that losing at anything is equivalent to being a loser.”

“When I sit down to write a book, I don't ask myself, "How many am I going to sell?"”

“Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life”

“Choosing to be kind is also a choice to make the Power of Intention active in your life. The beneficial effects of kindness on the immune system and the increased production of serotonin have been proven. Conversely, unkindness weakens the body and puts us into a state of dissonance. So extend acts of kindness; ask for nothing in return.”

“Authentic freedom is actually the freedom of knowing who you are, why you are here, your purpose in life and where you are going when you leave here.”

“If you have anything in your heart other than love, you've got to get it out.”

“Every obstacle is a test.”

“The secret to changing your life is in your intentions. Wishing, hoping and goal setting cannot accomplish change without intention. What is needed is a shift from the inert energy of wanting to the active energy of doing and intention.”

“The single most important tool to being in balance is knowing that you and you alone are responsible for the imbalance between what you dream your life is meant to be, and the daily habits that drain life from that dream.”

“A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.”

“People who feel empowered by your presence become kindred spirits.”

“I am free now to detach myself from what used to be.”

“You cannot solve a problem by condemning it”

“We become what we think about all day long. The qustion is, "What do you think about?"”

“I think we have to go through everything we go through in our life, and I believe my purpose in life was to teach self-reliance. So I had the experience of relying on myself very early in life in order to have that knowing, because otherwise I would've just read about it. I think of it now as a great advantage that I had. It certainly taught me to rely upon myself at a very young age. And that's what I've been teaching since I was a little boy.”

“It is better to be kind than right.”

“Not One Tiny Slice of that Guilt will Do Anything to Change a Single Thing in the Past”

“If there's a distinction between men and women, I don't pay attention to it. Honestly, I don't see it. I think all of us are part feminine and part masculine.”

“There is no past. That's another illusion. Everything that has ever happened to you, to me, to anyone in this world, happened in the present moment. That's all there ever is. So your relationship to life isn't your relationship to your past, it's your relationship to the present moment.”

“The mere presence of PASSION within you is all you need to fulfill your DREAMS.”

“Can you see the beauty in a cockroach?”

“True love means you love a person for what they are, not for what you think they should be.”

“My favorite affirmation when I feel stuck or out of sorts is: Whatever I need is already here, and it is all for my highest good. Jot this down and post it conspicuously throughout your home, on the dashboard of your car, at your office, on your microwave oven, and even in front of your toilets!”

“Behavior is a much better barometer of what you are than words.”

“Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth sailing. What is the lesson or gift in what you are experiencing right now? Find your joy not in what's missing in your life but in how you can serve.”

“Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality.”

“Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.”

“Love is giving and it has nothing to do with what you receive.”

“Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.”

“Name it... and if you can dream it... you can achieve it.”

“The only thing that feeling bad accomplishes is to plummet you into anxiety, despair, depression, and stress. In such situations, ask yourself in that moment what THOUGHT you can have that will make you feel GOOD!”

“Begin with the end in mind. Start with the end outcome and work backwards to make your dream possible.”

“Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way you think.”

“Throughout our history, there has been a long list of those we've been conditioned to hate. The British, French, Spanish, Germans, Japanese, Russians, Communists, Northern Koreans, Vietnamese, Iranians, Taliban, and both northerners and southerners in America are some of the people we've been encouraged at various times to call enemies and to hate. The list is long, and as time passes, those we were assigned to hate we later were told should be removed from our hate list. The enemy is obviously hatred itself. Have empathy for your assigned enemy.”

“You don't have to have more in order to be happy.”

“When you live on a round planet, there's no choosing sides.”

“Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.”

“The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgement.”

“...this moment... is the only physical reality you have.”

“I always tell audiences when I talk about writing: Writing isn't something I do; writing is something that I am. I am writing - it's just an expression of me.”

“Realize How Little you Need in Order to be Satisfied and at Peace.”

“You must make a daily effort to look upon others without condemnation. Every judgment takes you away from your goal of peace. Your ego loves your judgments, because with them you remain in a constant state of anguish and remorse. Keep in mind that you do not define anyone with your judgment; you only define yourself as someone who needs to be judged.”

“Anything that immobilizes you, gets in your way, or keeps you from your goals is all yours. You can throw it away anytime you choose.”

“I don't think goal setting is an important basis for a retail business - or for anyone. Most of the time goal setting puts too much energy and attention on being someplace else, instead of helping you appreciate where you are.If I ran a retail store, which I have done in my life, I would go into it from a place of "I am thrilled to be here, and I am honored to be able to serve other people." I would not be telling myself constantly that I have to double my sales in order for me to be happy. I would tell myself, "I am content to be here in this moment, and I love this work."”

“All your behavior results from the thoughts that precede it.”

“The greatest joy comes from giving and serving, so replace your habit of focusing exclusively on yourself and what's in it for you. When you make the shift to supporting others in your life, without expecting anything in return, you'll think less about what you want and find comfort and joy in the act of giving and serving.”

“The more I give myself permission to live in the moment and enjoy it without feeling guilty or judgmental about any other time, the better I feel about the quality of my work.”