Ruben Papian Howtowish Quotes

The meaning of existence is to evolve. To change. That is what we are biologically equipped for. To recognize and adapt to our ever-changing world. ~ Ruben Papian

Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential to the growth of the soul. Pain is part of the beauty of life. It enriches us. ~ Ruben Papian

Time is the great doctor of your life. You have to respect the doctor. The devouring self is the patient. Listen to the doctor. ~ Ruben Papian

We can use doubt to self analyze. A measure of doubt can help us to attain self-honesty. But, like too much water, too much doubt will also destroy us. ~ Ruben Papian

Emotions are a strong component of the magic. They amplify signals from the brain. If our emotions are working in harmony with these signals we can achieve almost any desired effect. ~ Ruben Papian

When Ruben talked about spiritual freedom and self-awareness and how to change your reality, it wasn't with mystical grandeur. He spoke very practically. He talked about the body as a machine and the brain as the software that ran the machine. ~ Ruben Papian

When you dream you are creating the future, your inner world. By the time you finish this book, you will have a deeper understanding of how to harmonize your inner and outer world. ~ Ruben Papian

When there are no conflicts In you, between material wealth and spiritual life, you have found yourself. ~ Ruben Papian

Egoistical opinion that a man is the king of nature was created by the man himself, so he can justify his wrong decisions. ~ Ruben Papian

No matter where you go, there is always a place for you under the sun. ~ Ruben Papian

1. Everything is a consequence of Something. The element of coincidence doesn't exist. We only think it exists because we cannot keep up with all processes that happen around us. ~ Ruben Papian

Every future turns into the past. The richness of your past dictates what you are today. It's not your decision what you are today, but what you will be tomorrow. This is where a part of your decision comes into play. ~ Ruben Papian

Self-awareness can't be built on looking at our pluses and minuses before we look at the most basic essence of what we are. ~ Ruben Papian

It's not that the universe wants you to be abundant; it is offering you the opportunity to take part in its abundance. ~ Ruben Papian

... and power is the strongest drug we can feed on. Power over the self is strengthening. The need for power over others is an addiction that can't be sated. ~ Ruben Papian

Emotions can create problems that do not exist. It's fine to be justifiably angry. But, it's not okay to let that anger fester long enough to become bitterness. ~ Ruben Papian

Mistakes are part of creativity. They create new colors. Learn to make mistakes. ~ Ruben Papian

Is there someone who passively watches his children growing up? We constantly and maximally invest ourselves into our children to realize our vision of happiness. But not for us - for those children. It's not enough that we molest ourselves, so we have to molest the children as well ... ~ Ruben Papian

What does the universe want from us? It wants us to be alive. It wants us to fully partake in life. The universe thrives on the music we create. ~ Ruben Papian

The continual mismanagement is what keeps us from enjoying the full pallet of emotions that truly enrich us. ~ Ruben Papian

Faith is the amplifier that will allow the universe to hear and resonate with your music. ~ Ruben Papian

It's all your Now. Love your now. It can't always be pleasurable, but you can still appreciate the electric awareness of being alive. ~ Ruben Papian

The source, which some of us call God, gave us consciousness from itself. That flash of genius is inside each of us. ~ Ruben Papian

Our time in this life is limited. And how we respect that time will create a greater possibility for fulfillment. ~ Ruben Papian

We want something desperately and we try to force the universe to give it up before it is ready. We want everything now. That is the devouring self. ~ Ruben Papian

We are creatures of emotion. The idea is not to stop feeling emotions, but to stop being a victim of them. This is how we take part in life and truly make the most of our time here. ~ Ruben Papian

When we enter the spiritual realm we are always focused on those big, life altering miracles. Here is a truth that isn't sold to us. Change is a long, gradual process. Yes, you can make things happen immediately, but quite often, amazing things are happening that you can't see. ~ Ruben Papian

Think of destiny more like potentiality because of an element called - free will. ~ Ruben Papian

I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham. ~ Ruben Studdard

For too long, we financed our schools in a way that has systematically left large segments of our population behind. ~ Ruben Hinojosa

I was always interested in trying to find how different genres would affect the lyrics that I'd written. Salsa is where most of my songs have been recorded, the genre of salsa. It's very frenetic, fast-paced. And I felt that the lyrics sometimes were being lost. ~ Ruben Blades

I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too. ~ Ruben Studdard

So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama. ~ Ruben Blades

I just never let anything bother me, man. I know myself really well. Nobody's opinion of me can shake my opinion of myself. ~ Ruben Studdard

You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don't like a rut. ~ Ruben Blades

I don't have to research humanity, I just have to be courageous enough to share that part of myself with everybody. ~ Ruben Santiago-Hudson

I notice a deliberate change in my brother. He's harder. He has a switch, and once a fight comes near, he flicks it and he is no longer my brother Rube. He's a machine. ~ Markus Zusak

There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything. ~ Ruben Blades

Closing the gap for women entrepreneurs should be a priority for the federal government - and yet the Small Business Administration has failed in their promise to women business owners. ~ Ruben Hinojosa

So many times after a catastrophe like 9/11, Estonia in Sweden, the Holocaust or whatever, we are so fond of lifting up the hero examples, but actually 99 percent of survivors have done something that they feel very guilty about. ~ Ruben Ostlund