Top 300 Alan Cohen Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “After you have made your commitment to say no to what no longer serves you, you will probably be invited to demonstrate that you really mean it.”

— Alan Cohen

152. “You change the past when you change the way you see it.”

— Alan Cohen

153. “Evaluate every act by whether it brings you greater life, or deadens you.”

— Alan Cohen

154. “The images we impress upon our mind, especially when accompanied by emotion, yield the same experience whether they are true or fictional.”

— Alan Cohen

155. “Grace is the state of being in which we are loved unconditionally and all that we need is provided for us by the benevolent hand of God.”

— Alan Cohen

156. “Everyone is continuously finding evidence to prove what they want to believe.”

— Alan Cohen

157. “You believe that a lover will bring you love, but it is your love that will bring you a lover.”

— Alan Cohen

158. “You do not need to import greatness from another; you just need to act on your own.”

— Alan Cohen

159. “Happiness has little to do with what is going on around you, and a lot to do with what is going on inside you.”

— Alan Cohen

160. “When you live from your divine nature, suffering will fall away. You will no longer see life as a jungle or live in a realm where survival is at stake. You don’t deserve to suffer. No one does.”

— Alan Cohen

161. “When a step is aligned with your well-being and that of everyone involved, universal intelligence will make it happen. The Tao has your back.”

— Alan Cohen

162. “To be a miracle worker you do not have to get a doctoral degree, become a minister, eat a particular food, or be able to meditate for long hours. All you need to do is to begin to see beauty in your life and those around you.”

— Alan Cohen

163. “When you express your true delight, you make the world a better place.”

— Alan Cohen

164. “Control what you can, but flow with what you can’t.”

— Alan Cohen

165. “THE REALITY: You are not getting what you want because your intentions are mixed, unclear, or contrary to what you say you want. When you clarify your intentions, your desired results will follow.”

— Alan Cohen

166. “The power you give others belongs to you. Take it back and take yourself where you would go.”

— Alan Cohen

167. “All of life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You get to decide which prophecy your self will fulfill.”

— Alan Cohen

168. “The person you are is far greater than the person you think you are.”

— Alan Cohen

169. “We are abundant in whatever we pay attention to. The first step to upgrading your abundance is to upgrade what you are paying attention to.”

— Alan Cohen

170. “Asking for help is an affirmation that you believe in yourself, you recognize an answer is available, and you are open to receive it.”

— Alan Cohen

171. “Less explanation is more convincing than more explanation.”

— Alan Cohen

172. “The point of life is not to be married or single – it is to be. We are human beings, or humans being. It does not matter so much what lifestyle we choose – it’s what we make of the opportunities to grow, that counts.”

— Alan Cohen

173. “When you invest your time and energy in stuff that drags you down, you die a little bit every day.”

— Alan Cohen

174. “The people who are successful are those who are grateful for everything they have. Giving thanks for what we have always opens the door for more to come, and ungratefulness always closes the door.”

— Alan Cohen

175. “Work may be your dominant thought, and joy an afterthought. But joy is your true purpose, and work the afterthought.”

— Alan Cohen

176. “Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn’t.”

— Alan Cohen

177. “When confronted with a situation that appears fragmented or impossible, step back, close your eyes, and envision perfection where you saw brokenness. Go to the inner place where there is no problem, and abide in the consciousness of well-being.”

— Alan Cohen

178. “Don’t use the past as an excuse to miss out on your future.”

— Alan Cohen

179. “The freest people I know are those who have the least to hide, defend or protect. Naked is powerful.”

— Alan Cohen

180. “People who do not need to please are irresistible because they radiate wholeness, a rare delicacy in a world of hungry hearts.”

— Alan Cohen

181. “Spirit Math: The quality of your life equals the ratio of appreciation to complaint.”

— Alan Cohen

182. “Your brilliance comes from your spirit. To deny it is arrogance. To accept it is humility.”

— Alan Cohen

183. “The ego tells you to fill space. Your spirit tells you to let space fill you.”

— Alan Cohen

184. “No one is too busy to do what they actually prefer.”

— Alan Cohen

185. “I give myself the kindness and forgiveness I would show others.”

— Alan Cohen

186. “You need not wrestle for your good. Your good flows to you most easily when you are relaxed, open, and trusting.”

— Alan Cohen

187. “Appreciation empowers not just money transactions, but all interactions. Gratitude is one of the greatest meditations of a lifetime, the fastest attitude uplifter I know. Be grateful for all the good in your life and your good will only increase, along with your happiness.”

— Alan Cohen

188. “Live your spirit’s dreams, not your mind’s.”

— Alan Cohen

189. “Don’t wait for the world to change. Change your mind about the world.”

— Alan Cohen

190. “What you go through is nothing compared to who you are.”

— Alan Cohen

191. “The apparent goal of the journey is simply the carrot the universe dangles before you to get you to learn the lessons the adventure yields.”

— Alan Cohen

192. “All of your errors have not built a wall against your success. They have paved your way to it.”

— Alan Cohen

193. “Life does not control you. What you believe about it, does.”

— Alan Cohen

194. “Everything you think, feel, say, and do contains seeds of more of itself.”

— Alan Cohen

195. “Those who recognize their innocence do not expect, receive, or accept punishment from any outside source.”

— Alan Cohen

196. “To be grateful is to find blessings in everything. This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything.”

— Alan Cohen

197. “If you want peace, look for it where it is, not in conflict.”

— Alan Cohen

198. “Nothing in the outer world makes you feel any way. You decide what you want to feel, and then use outer people and events as permission slips to execute your feeling agenda.”

— Alan Cohen

199. “If you simply love yourself, just as you are, right where you are, you will become an unstoppable force for healing and transformation.”

— Alan Cohen

200. “Don’t apologize for your uniqueness. Claim it as your genius.”

— Alan Cohen