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Top 30 Joan Anderson Quotes (2025 Update)

Joan Anderson Quote: “When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings.”

1. “When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Who are we beyond the roles that we play?”

2. “Who are we beyond the roles that we play?”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “We can all be angels to one another. We can choose to obey the still small stirring within, the little whisper that says, Go. Ask. Reach out. Be an answer to someone’s plea. You have a part to play. Have faith.”

3. “We can all be angels to one another. We can choose to obey the still small stirring within, the little whisper that says, Go. Ask. Reach out. Be an answer to someone’s plea. You have a part to play. Have faith.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “For what is it that angels do? They bring us good news. They open our eyes to moments of wonder, to lovely possibilities, to exemplary people, to the idea that God is here in our midst. They lift our hearts and give us wings.”

4. “For what is it that angels do? They bring us good news. They open our eyes to moments of wonder, to lovely possibilities, to exemplary people, to the idea that God is here in our midst. They lift our hearts and give us wings.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Why am I more cautious as I age instead of the other way around? I wonder if it’s all tied in to failure. I tend to forget my gains and remember only the losses. The failures have piled up, wreaking havoc with my confidence until, as an adult, I’ve become afraid to take chances.”

5. “Why am I more cautious as I age instead of the other way around? I wonder if it’s all tied in to failure. I tend to forget my gains and remember only the losses. The failures have piled up, wreaking havoc with my confidence until, as an adult, I’ve become afraid to take chances.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “If I am truly honest, I have to acknowledge that the demands I am so convinced are coming from the outer world are, in fact, coming from that perpetually unfinished part of me-the pulls and tugs originating from my own ambiguity.”

6. “If I am truly honest, I have to acknowledge that the demands I am so convinced are coming from the outer world are, in fact, coming from that perpetually unfinished part of me-the pulls and tugs originating from my own ambiguity.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “We are born to be ourselves-in need of upgrading the gene-to look back again and again and befriend the person we once intended to become.”

7. “We are born to be ourselves-in need of upgrading the gene-to look back again and again and befriend the person we once intended to become.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “I steady my nerves, knowing the moment of high tide is just that, a brief time that will always reverse itself and diminish.”

8. “I steady my nerves, knowing the moment of high tide is just that, a brief time that will always reverse itself and diminish.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “You must not fret. There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.”

9. “You must not fret. There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Instead, I mind my own business, speak when I’m spoken to, cut their fish, and pretend to like serving them. My.”

10. “Instead, I mind my own business, speak when I’m spoken to, cut their fish, and pretend to like serving them. My.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Today’s adventure taught me how simple it is to be involved and uplifted by nothing more complicated than the unexpected.”

11. “Today’s adventure taught me how simple it is to be involved and uplifted by nothing more complicated than the unexpected.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “I’ve come to believe that love happens when you want it to. It is an intention, rather than a serendipitous occurrence. Only when one is open to receive and absorb love can it occur.”

12. “I’ve come to believe that love happens when you want it to. It is an intention, rather than a serendipitous occurrence. Only when one is open to receive and absorb love can it occur.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Right. The pause – that’s what we forget. How can we cope with anything if we don’t take at least a moment to pause?”

13. “Right. The pause – that’s what we forget. How can we cope with anything if we don’t take at least a moment to pause?”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “The soft side of me had been buried by a culture that insists we do rather than be, and I didn’t much enjoy the life I was leading.”

14. “The soft side of me had been buried by a culture that insists we do rather than be, and I didn’t much enjoy the life I was leading.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Good things seem just to happen along. The state of feeling satisfied occurs most often when I haven’t sought it.”

15. “Good things seem just to happen along. The state of feeling satisfied occurs most often when I haven’t sought it.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “I think it was Picasso who said he spent the first half of his life becoming an adult and the last half learning to be a child.”

16. “I think it was Picasso who said he spent the first half of his life becoming an adult and the last half learning to be a child.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “We need not spend another moment being strangers in our skin.”

17. “We need not spend another moment being strangers in our skin.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “We are all sisters in this struggle to re-evaluate our routines and rules, and we need to encourage each other to take more risks. As T. S. Eliot once said, “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.”

18. “We are all sisters in this struggle to re-evaluate our routines and rules, and we need to encourage each other to take more risks. As T. S. Eliot once said, “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “We knew better than to ask when they would return. They would simply be away until the grief they felt had been processed and the mourning concluded. Shakespeare, too, knew the logic of this when he said: “He who lacks time to mourn, lacks time to mend.” And yet our culture tells us to cut our losses – say goodbye to the old and get on with the new as quickly as possible – no use crying over spilt milk – what’s done is done. How wonderfully efficient and productive all this sounds!”

19. “We knew better than to ask when they would return. They would simply be away until the grief they felt had been processed and the mourning concluded. Shakespeare, too, knew the logic of this when he said: “He who lacks time to mourn, lacks time to mend.” And yet our culture tells us to cut our losses – say goodbye to the old and get on with the new as quickly as possible – no use crying over spilt milk – what’s done is done. How wonderfully efficient and productive all this sounds!”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “I sing along, uplifted by the words, reminded of the way my favorite minister taught me how to pray, or rather, yield my thoughts: “Offer praise first,” she said, “then thanksgiving. Follow it with petition, asking for your need to be met, and then conclude by relinquishing control.” I find that once I do the first part, the reason for my prayer usually diminishes.”

20. “I sing along, uplifted by the words, reminded of the way my favorite minister taught me how to pray, or rather, yield my thoughts: “Offer praise first,” she said, “then thanksgiving. Follow it with petition, asking for your need to be met, and then conclude by relinquishing control.” I find that once I do the first part, the reason for my prayer usually diminishes.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “Real connection seems to happen that way – two like-minded souls meet and sniff around one another like puppy dogs, then whoosh, a moment of fission occurs, pleasantries are dropped, closely twined feelings surface, and a relationship is born.”

21. “Real connection seems to happen that way – two like-minded souls meet and sniff around one another like puppy dogs, then whoosh, a moment of fission occurs, pleasantries are dropped, closely twined feelings surface, and a relationship is born.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “They are searching for purpose, to dream again, to be present in their lives, to regain their confidence. Some just want to have fun, to escape tedious routine, to break out of their ruts.”

22. “They are searching for purpose, to dream again, to be present in their lives, to regain their confidence. Some just want to have fun, to escape tedious routine, to break out of their ruts.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “It occurs to me that being in the fog does not have to mean being altogether lost.”

23. “It occurs to me that being in the fog does not have to mean being altogether lost.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “All I knew for sure was that I was tired and empty.”

24. “All I knew for sure was that I was tired and empty.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “It seems to me that the task of the unfinished woman is to acknowledge her life as a work in progress, allowing each passage, evolution, experience to offer wisdom for her soul.”

25. “It seems to me that the task of the unfinished woman is to acknowledge her life as a work in progress, allowing each passage, evolution, experience to offer wisdom for her soul.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “As a young bride I sent my parents letters filled with lies, wanting to convince not only them, but myself, that I was happy. It occurs to me that I will continue to know my children less if they think I want them to be more. Seeking perfection is a terrible thing when it robs you of truth. I wonder if role-playing and being careful are the chief causes of loneliness.”

26. “As a young bride I sent my parents letters filled with lies, wanting to convince not only them, but myself, that I was happy. It occurs to me that I will continue to know my children less if they think I want them to be more. Seeking perfection is a terrible thing when it robs you of truth. I wonder if role-playing and being careful are the chief causes of loneliness.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “And so,” I say, “I wish for all of you that you remain as unfinished as the shoreline along the beach and that you continue to transcend yourselves again and again.”

27. “And so,” I say, “I wish for all of you that you remain as unfinished as the shoreline along the beach and that you continue to transcend yourselves again and again.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “I have learned to pay attention to my instincts and take notice when I feel anxious – to remove the pebble from my shoe before it blisters, get the chicken bone out of my throat – in short, to be mindful of feelings and emotions and work with them, not run from them.”

28. “I have learned to pay attention to my instincts and take notice when I feel anxious – to remove the pebble from my shoe before it blisters, get the chicken bone out of my throat – in short, to be mindful of feelings and emotions and work with them, not run from them.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “When we are stuck, choice is threatening because it implies change.”

29. “When we are stuck, choice is threatening because it implies change.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “My perspective was altered by the foreign and natural beauty, that’s for sure, and I did come to realize that life works best when there is a flow between times of intentional quiet and informed action.”

30. “My perspective was altered by the foreign and natural beauty, that’s for sure, and I did come to realize that life works best when there is a flow between times of intentional quiet and informed action.”

— Joan Anderson

31. “But I wasn’t prepared to handle the power shift, or my brand-new role as bit player. So I took to retreating to the bedroom to hide my awkwardness. I had learned long ago that the Chinese character for “conflict” is two women under the same roof, and regardless of my own discomfort, I was determined to have none of that.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “I’ve come to see that personal changes of any sort, big or small, can put our bodies and spirits in a state of shock. Left unprocessed, this shock sets down roots that wrap themselves around our souls and inevitably leave us with the ache.”

32. “I’ve come to see that personal changes of any sort, big or small, can put our bodies and spirits in a state of shock. Left unprocessed, this shock sets down roots that wrap themselves around our souls and inevitably leave us with the ache.”

— Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson Quote: “On stormy days, when the boat traffic was light, we would slip off our bathing suits and skinny-dip, letting the rush of water and sea lettuce caress our bodies. Our glee was punctuated with high-pitched squeals as one or the other hit a cold spot or chanced a foot on the sandy bottom, where crabs lay in wait to nibble on our toes. We.”

33. “On stormy days, when the boat traffic was light, we would slip off our bathing suits and skinny-dip, letting the rush of water and sea lettuce caress our bodies. Our glee was punctuated with high-pitched squeals as one or the other hit a cold spot or chanced a foot on the sandy bottom, where crabs lay in wait to nibble on our toes. We.”

— Joan Anderson

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