Gordon Livingston Quotes

It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place. By nature, we are emotional creatures. Often we live and react based on feelings, not logic. Feelings are wonderful, but when we become tied to a particular thought or belief we tend to ignore the fact that change might be necessary.

It is our determination to overcome fear and discouragement that constitutes the only effective antidote to the sense of powerlessness over unwanted feelings.

There are no maps to guide our most important searches; we must rely on hope, chance, intuition, and a willingness to be surprised.

If the map doesn't agree with the ground the map is wrong

Everything we are afraid to try, all our unfulfilled dreams, constitute a limitation on what we are and could become.

Money cannot buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.

Life's two most important questions are Why? and Why not? The trick is knowing which one to ask.

Only bad things happen quickly, ... Virtually all the happiness-producing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time: learning new things, changing old behaviors, building satisfying relationships, raising children. This is why patience and determination are among life's primary virtues.

Past behavior is the most reliable predictor of future behavior.