Top 180 Dan Millman Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “The quality of your moments produces the quality of your life. So, as thoughts come and go and the waves of mind rush on, Carpe punctum-Seize this moment. It deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.”

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52. “Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.”

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53. “Wisdom is the use of knowledge.”

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54. “Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared.”

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55. “If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you’re out-numbered.”

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56. “Freedom from mental distraction equals power.”

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57. “If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness; if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.”

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58. “Enlightenment is not an attainment; it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes. If a blind man realizes that he can see, has the world changed?”

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59. “A little bit of something beats a lot of nothing. Break the largest of difficult tasks into the smallest of steps and it can be done.”

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60. “Faith is our direct link to universal wisdom, reminding us that we know more than we have heard or read or studied that we have only to look, listen, and trust the love and wisdom of the Universal Spirit working through us all.”

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61. “Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Body mind masters eventually come to the realization that this and every moment, on or off the field, is the moment of truth.”

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62. “The seasons do not push one another; neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own good time.”

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63. “It may be true that the unexamined life is not worth living-but neither is the unlived life worth examining.”

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64. “Embrace the higher truth that everything comes to pass exactly as it should. Find peace and wisdom by accepting what is.”

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65. “Our sense of self-worth is the single most important determinant of the health, abundance, and joy we allow into our lives.”

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66. “Like this gas tank, you are overflowing with preconceptions, full of useless knowledge. You hold many facts and opinions, yet know little of yourself. Before you can learn, you’ll have to first empty your tank.”

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67. “In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.”

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68. “You can change your life with a simple shift of attention. But to make that simple shift, you have to find your heart. It’s the only way. Accept yourself, then transcend yourself.”

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69. “Simplicity has power. Founding our life on constructive, positive behavior is the simplest, most direct, and powerful approach I’ve ever found-simple, but not easy.”

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70. “If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, ‘Aarggh! Screwed up again!’ Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing.”

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71. “To be authentic literally means to be your own author.”

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72. “When running up a hill, it is all right to give up as many times as you wish-as long as your feet keep on moving.”

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73. “Just handle what is in front of you now and the future will take care of itself. Otherwise, you’ll spend most of your life wondering which foot you’ll use to step off the curb when you’re still only halfway to the corner.”

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74. “Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings.”

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75. “Sports and sex and movies are not inherently bad – But for you they’re addictions, not enjoyments. You use them to distract you from what you know you should do. Break free!”

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76. “No need to feel brave or confident; just behave that way.”

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77. “Consciousness is not in the body; the body is in consciousness. And you are that consciousness.”

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78. “Ships are safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. So set sail on the stormy sea of love. You’re going to get soaked at times, but at least you’ll know you’re alive.”

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79. “Your body is malleable; you can sculpt it over time with daily habits of diet and exercise. The law of accommodation reminds us that the body may change slowly, but it will change.”

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80. “Personal and collective awakening are one and the same – when a raindrop joins the sea, the sea also merges with the raindrop.”

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81. “Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.”

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82. “If we agree on everything, only one of us is necessary.”

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83. “Words mean little unless you realize the truth of it yourself. And when you do, you’ll be free at last.”

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84. “The light will disturb us when we’re comfortable, and comfort us when we’re disturbed. We turn to spirit for help when our foundations are shaking only to find out that it is spirit who is shaking them!”

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85. “Don’t be like the preacher who thought about praying while making love with his life and thought about love while praying.”

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86. “May you find grace as you surrender to life. May you find happiness, as you stop seeking it. May you come to trust these laws and inherit the wisdom of the Earth. May you reconnect with the heart of nature and feel the blessings of Spirit.”

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87. “Faith does not rely on knowing anything with certainty. It requires only the courage to accept that whatever happens is for the highest good.”

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88. “If we lose touch with our heart’s wisdom, then no method avails; if we love, then nothing else is necessary.”

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89. “While you fear missing a meal, you aren’t fully aware of the meals you do eat.”

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90. “Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation.”

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91. “Although motivation comes and goes, you can always rely on your will.”

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92. “Allow rather than resist what arises in the present moment-inside or out. Let it be interesting rather than good or bad.”

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93. “This planet is a divine school, and daily life a classroom. Our choice of teachers depends on what we need to learn.”

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94. “Process transforms any journey into a series of small steps, taken one by one, to reach any goal. Process transcends time, teaches patience, rests on a solid foundation of careful preparation, and embodies trust in our unfolding potential.”

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95. “Conscious evolution begins as we take responsibility for clearing our own obstructions.”

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96. “The birth of the mind is the death of the senses.”

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97. “You get no more and no less than what you believe you deserve.”

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98. “As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, “We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water.” Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes to this: Just do it. How much simpler can we get?”

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99. “Autumn leaves shower like gold, like rainbows, as the winds of change begin to blow, signaling the later days of autumn.”

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100. “You don’t need to control emotion,” he said. “Emotions are natural, like passing weather. Sometimes it’s fear, sometimes sorrow or anger. Emotions are not the problem. The key is to transform the energy of emotion into constructive action.”

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