“Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?” WantNeedsPersonsTodayReady Author:Morrie Schwartz
“Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did we would do things differently. Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, "Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?” IfsKnowsWantNeedsBelieveLittlesPersonsTodayDiesAsksReadyBirdShouldersBuddhist Author:Morrie Schwartz
“The tension of opposites: Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted. A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle.” KnowsWantShouldLife IsCertainHurtOne ThingMiddleBandOppositesSeriesBoundsGrantedTensionBack And ForthTuesdayRubberRubber BandsMorrieTuesdays With MorrieNever Take Anything For Granted Author:Morrie Schwartz
“There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like. In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Maybe you’re too used to that. Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.” PeopleWayWantNeedsDifferentLife IsUsedWinningCan DoLove IsRoomsPartySituationConcernedFormulasLife Is Like Author:Morrie Schwartz
“There is no experience like having children...If you want the experience of having complete responsibility for another human being, and to learn to love and bond in the deepest way, then you should have children.” IfsWayWantShouldHumansChildrenHuman BeingsResponsibilityShould HaveHaving Children Author:Morrie Schwartz
“Although you may be old or sick, it's not too late to take stock and ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be.” IfsWantPersonsAsksLate Author:Morrie Schwartz
“Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward.” IfsWantFoundLive By Author:Morrie Schwartz
“And, in addition to all the miseries, the young are not wise. They have very little understanding about life. Who wants to live every day when you don't know what's going on? When people are manipulating you, telling you to buy this perfume and you'll be beautiful, or this pair of jeans and you'll be sexy-and you believe them! It's such nonsense.” PeopleKnowsWantBelieveLittlesBeautifulYoungUnderstandingWiseMiserySexyNonsensePairsJeansPerfumeLive Every Day Author:Morrie Schwartz
