Top 120 Charles F. Glassman Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Create a beautiful inside and you will look beautiful on the outside.”

— Charles F. Glassman

52. “If kindness and compassion opens the door to manipulation, it is time to take your business elsewhere.”

— Charles F. Glassman

53. “Never grant someone the power to silence your inner voice.”

— Charles F. Glassman

54. “Real kindness and compassion is not about feeling sorry for someone else. Rather, it is showing up, to help them discover their true value.”

— Charles F. Glassman

55. “In the long run, our comfort zone becomes our uncomfortable zone.”

— Charles F. Glassman

56. “Regrets for what could, would, or should of happened yesterday can be a primary source of depression. Fear of what might happen tomorrow can be a primary source of anxiety. I think the challenges we deal with today might be more manageable without these added burdens.”

— Charles F. Glassman

57. “True kindness is not necessarily giving something to someone who is down, but showing them that they still have something to give to get back up.”

— Charles F. Glassman

58. “Beyond the veil of suffering is a light that shines bright in every one of us. One does not need glasses to see that light, just compassion.”

— Charles F. Glassman

59. “I cherish genuine conversation, where people actually care what someone else has to say.”

— Charles F. Glassman

60. “No matter how rough someone’s life is, it’s never an excuse to be mean.”

— Charles F. Glassman

61. “The pain you experience today creates the strength and character you’ll need tomorrow.”

— Charles F. Glassman

62. “This year life may not go exactly as planned. But that’s okay; I love surprises.”

— Charles F. Glassman

63. “If we always think the other guy is the reason for our lack of success, then it’s time to start planning ways to lift ourselves up, rather than planning ways to take him down.”

— Charles F. Glassman

64. “If you don’t think it’s nearly impossible to change someone who is not willing to change, just think how hard it is to change yourself, and you are willing.”

— Charles F. Glassman

65. “Don’t take for granted the effort of a person who tries to keep in touch. It’s not always that someone cares so much.”

— Charles F. Glassman

66. “Only a few moments in life have paved the road we’re on. What we choose to do between those moments will ultimately shape our destiny.”

— Charles F. Glassman

67. “Perhaps the greatest neutralizer of sadness rests with two simple words : thank you.”

— Charles F. Glassman

68. “Are the accomplishments that people boast about real? Probably. But I’d rather hang out with real people, and real people don’t have to boast.”

— Charles F. Glassman

69. “Integrity comes not from privilege, textbooks, or profession, but from being grounded in humility.”

— Charles F. Glassman

70. “Although honesty is said to be the best policy, when it comes to ourselves it is often the hardest.”

— Charles F. Glassman

71. “The statement at the core of all disagreements: I’m right, you’re wrong.”

— Charles F. Glassman

72. “What we hear and see through the filter of bias becomes our truth, while planting the seeds of conflict.”

— Charles F. Glassman

73. “I’d rather someone be honest and tell me something that I didn’t want to hear, rather than dishonest and tell me something I want to hear.”

— Charles F. Glassman

74. “Integrity is always taking the high road, even it means you have to drive a little slower.”

— Charles F. Glassman

75. “Some of the hardest battles we fight are those against the demons of our past, over which we have no control.”

— Charles F. Glassman

76. “One of the greatest mistakes we make is to idolize the artist rather than the art; the messenger rather than the message.”

— Charles F. Glassman

77. “Awaken each day with the expectation that something wonderful is about to happen.”

— Charles F. Glassman

78. “Integrity and blame can never be friends.”

— Charles F. Glassman

79. “A person truly confident in their belief is never threatened by another not sharing the same belief.”

— Charles F. Glassman

80. “In most cases, the more you search for a physical cause of your pain, the further away you get from the true origins.”

— Charles F. Glassman

81. “If you truly want to change, then decide today that you will not view yourself as a victim, you not allow yourself to be treated as a victim and you will not surround yourself with people who view themselves as victims.”

— Charles F. Glassman

82. “Believing in the inherent good of humankind is akin to having faith. It is to believe in something that may not be readily apparent.”

— Charles F. Glassman

83. “Perception of danger, threat, or vulnerability leads us to fight or flee, which often shows up as anger, rage, anxiety, and depression.”

— Charles F. Glassman

84. “In a few seconds, we judge another person and think we know them. When, the person we’ve lived with the longest, we still don’t know very well – ourselves.”

— Charles F. Glassman

85. “The best way to find happiness is not to look for it.”

— Charles F. Glassman

86. “When regret dominates your past and worry occupies your future, there is no room to live in your present.”

— Charles F. Glassman

87. “The best way to expose our ignorance is to hold on to biased ideas and opinions, because we fear giving the upper hand to the other side.”

— Charles F. Glassman

88. “Making the best of what we do have, instead of begrudging what we don’t, has a way of creating all that we’ll ever need.”

— Charles F. Glassman

89. “When you look back at your life, how many of the fears and worries have actually come true? Perhaps some, but think about all the wasted time and negative energy spent in preparation for all that didn’t.”

— Charles F. Glassman

90. “When my inner child tries to hold me back, I ignore the uproar and run the other way.”

— Charles F. Glassman

91. “The language of love is unspoken. It is a feeling, an acknowledgment, and acceptance of not only our human frailties, but our divine eminence.”

— Charles F. Glassman

92. “Respecting the opinions and beliefs of another, even if they differ from yours, is a genuine sign of love.”

— Charles F. Glassman

93. “Opening the door to self-respect is a key of happiness.”

— Charles F. Glassman

94. “Fall in love with someone’s spirit and character, first, and watch how attractive they become.”

— Charles F. Glassman

95. “Everyone has challenges, no matter how perfect their lives seem on Facebook.”

— Charles F. Glassman

96. “The seeds of happiness can grow from one thought, one idea, one simple change in focus.”

— Charles F. Glassman

97. “Make the right choices for the right reasons and the right things will happen, at the right time.”

— Charles F. Glassman

98. “It’s okay to glance at the light of another. But when you stare to long, it will blind you from seeing your own.”

— Charles F. Glassman

99. “Why is it that self-confidence is so often cocky and self-assured so often selfish? Neither has to be true. Having confidence doesn’t require being superior over another and being self-assured doesn’t require taking advantage of another.”

— Charles F. Glassman

100. “Forgiving someone doesn’t mean pretending nothing happened. Rather, it means releasing the burden of anger and obsession so you can move on with your life.”

— Charles F. Glassman