“The thing that concerns me more than anything is when anybody becomes closed off and exclusive of other people's ideas. All of our brains are in the same mode of searching when trying to understand reality, and when we come to a belief system that makes sense to us we hold it strongly, whether it's an atheist view, or a Christian view, or a Muslim view, whatever, then it's very hard to let go and I think it's so important to try to foster dialogue.” ThinkingTryingImportantRealityChristianBeliefBrainLetting GoConcernAtheistDialogueMake Sense Author:Andrew B. Newberg
“To have conscious communication with the angels - we all are continuously and unconsciously connecting with our angels, whether we know it or not - you would start in a place you feel comfortable, all by yourself, so you don't feel self-conscious. Then, just think of something you would like help with. For example, say, "Angels, I want a wonderful new job that exercises all my talents and everything I've learned - so I will wake up on Monday mornings and say 'Yippee!' - and that comfortably pays all my bills, plus some." You ask, and then the next step is to let go.” ThinkingHelpingMorningWonderfulTalentCommunicationExerciseLetting GoConsciousAngelWake UpMondayNew JobMonday Morning Author:Doreen Virtue
“You can't worry about how the thing is going to come about. Ruminating about trying to make something happen or worrying about the how actually slows down the prayer being answered, because the way prayers are answered exceeds human third-dimensional thinking. Asking for help from the angels is like going to the post office: You have to let go of the envelope in order for it to be mailed.” ThinkingTryingHelpingPrayerWorryLetting GoOfficeAngelThings HappenSlow DownPost Office Author:Doreen Virtue
“I love the roles that I'm having the chance to play, and I've learned to just let go a little. Children teach you that, every day. Life is large, so do the best you can and move on. Do everything you can in a given day, and then let it go.” ChildrenMovingChanceTeachLetting GoLet It GoJust Let Go Author:Ann Dowd
“It took a very long time to really enjoy an audition, and to get in the room and do the best that I can. I've just been deeply grateful for my career, and that the love for the work and the characters is alive still. I try to let go of the armor as much as possible and not be afraid.” TryingLongCharacterEnjoyLetting GoGrateful Author:Ann Dowd
“In a way I'd say it's maybe more satisfying to do a play, because there is a beginning, middle, and end. But I also really enjoy the television experience, because there's a certain part of it that you have to let go of and trust in that process.” EnjoyLetting Go Author:Gretchen Mol
“I'm pretty afraid of death. People have told me that they're not afraid, but I certainly am. The things of the world matter to me. It's hard to imagine letting go.” PeopleWorldImagineLetting GoNot AfraidAfraid Of Death Author:Victoria Redel
“One problem of the String Theory is that it's kind of a theory which can explain what the problems are, but the problems are such that you can't even pin it down and say this is exactly what it predicts, so lets go out and test it. So, it's not even capable of being wrong, or being falsified, or being showed to be wrong.” KindProblemLetting GoCapableBeing WrongString Theory Author:Peter Woit
“When I first moved up to San Francisco to write Where The Wild Things Are, I had a couple moments where I talked to somebody, and they're like, "Oh, I love that book. I love this part of it," or, "This is what it means to me." And it's like, "Well, I don't know. I guess that's not what I'm making the movie about." But very early on, I don't know, we sort of let go of that fear.” WritingMeanBookMomentsCoupleLetting GoMovedWild Things Author:Spike Jonze
“So much of our politics is stuck in patterns of response that aren't working. When student performance is declining in schools, we implement more controls, more testing, more "accountability," more rigor. We apply even more of those things, from security systems to control of students' behavior through pharmaceutical drugs. That's a situation in which doing is only making things worse. You may have to go through a phase of de-programming, letting go of old habits, coming to stillness, before you can even see what the pattern of action was, and what alternatives there might be.” ActionSchoolSituationSecurityStudentsHabitDrugLetting GoBehaviorResponseStuckAccountabilityStillnessPharmaceutical Author:Charles Eisenstein
“I'll start with where we are right now. The map that I'll use is this birthing process, this kind of profound transition that we're going through, where the old narratives, the old story, the old mythology is wearing thin, beginning to fall apart. And as it does so, people hold on to it even more tightly. They haven't let go and won't let go until it becomes simply impossible to hold on to it anymore. And we're nearing that time, but not yet. Right now you can still pretend everything's normal, even though it's greatly hollowed out.” PeopleKindFallImpossibleLetting GoProfoundMythologyFalling Apart Author:Charles Eisenstein
“I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.” KindUsedLetting GoI RealizedSuperstitionsRelaxedHogwash Author:Amy Adams
“I find that I'm not as worried anymore about what other people think. That's a comfortable place to be. And I'm starting to let go of the feeling that I need to push myself to do things I don't want to do - an impulse that has always been linked to the feeling that I'm not enough.” PeopleThinkingEnoughFeelingsLetting GoWorriedImpulse Author:Sally Field
“The Armstrong record that I personally like the most, is a recording of a song by Harold Arlen called, "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" . Most of Armstrong's solos tended to stick pretty close to the melody. But for some reason, it's like he let go of the tether and suddenly he's playing this beautiful high, almost abstract line that's floating above the beat. I compare it to the way that a 19th century operatic tenor might have sang an Aria because he's just completely let loose of the background and he's making this magic sort of flying above the staff.” ReasonBeautifulSongMagicLetting GoFlyingCompareAbstractMelody19th Century Author:Terry Teachout
“I think companies over the last 10 years have done a very bad job of explaining to their employees what the intrinsic risks are. All I know is, if you wait until you let the employee go to deal with the issue of how do you communicate to the employee about being let go, it's too late to do anything.” ThinkingDoneWaitingRiskLetting GoCommunicateEmployee Author:Paul Saffo
“I worry myself sick about emotional pain, and then I either get on the mat, or get on my bike, and just stop thinking. Sometimes it is hard to let go, and in this modern age, letting go is considered a sign of coldness and a weak mind, but I think it is the exact opposite.” ThinkingMindSometimesAgePainWorryModernEmotionalLetting GoWeakSickEmotional PainColdness Author:Sameer Gadhia
“I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.” WantMeanWholeNightHouseEnergySleepDealsLetting GoAngryMadForgivingWhole LifeUlcersLearn To Forgive Author:Rodney King
“I never listen to any of my music after it comes out, unless I hear it in a cafe or whatever. I'll think, "I forgot how it was so slow or how minimal it felt compared to how it's become live," because you start having a relationship to the songs live. After an album is finished, I really let go.” ThinkingSongLetting Go Author:Yukimi Nagano
“Katie Grand often comes in from a very different angle than what I've been thinking about. And that really gives it that extra something, because designers can often get stuck in their own view of how the collection can look. I always love the way that she turns it into something else and I kind of let go at that point.” ThinkingGivingKindDifferentLetting GoStuckDesignerExtras Author:Giles Deacon
“There's an energy that I got inspired by from practicing a lot of sports. There's a philosophy or some sort of courage and bravery with sports that I like to adapt to the studio life, especially for touring. It's this courage that's required to keep going on and not let go. Being brave is something I appreciate a lot in people usually.” PeoplePhilosophyEnergySportsLetting GoAppreciateBraveryBraveInspiredKeep Going Author:Olivia Merilahti
“Even if I'm the youngest in the group, I'm the one taking care of everybody. I'm always in control, which means that I can see what everyone around me is doing, what they're going to do. At the end of the day, I make sure to never let go of that control.” MeanCareLetting GoNever Let Go Author:Olivier Rousteing
“Sometimes it takes courage and experience to allow yourself to actually go into being someone that you're not, and it's the most liberating thing to let go. I do think that's why I love acting - it's being someone that you're not. And sometimes you're really scared of it, and then once you let yourself go there, it's the best thing ever.” ThinkingSometimesActingLetting GoScaredLiberating Author:Diane Kruger
“The more experience I get, the more I know to relax and let go of things because there's so much that is out of your control. So much needs to happen to get a film made nowadays and star power doesn't even matter anymore. So, me being what I am, I have to realise that to an extent.” FilmLetting GoRelaxRealising Author:Fran Kranz
“It's very hard to go from the intense self-criticism you need to have during previews to all of a sudden letting go of it and trying to enjoy the moment, but I'm doing my best and I'm finally beginning to relax a little bit.” TryingMomentsEnjoyLetting GoIntenseRelax Author:Robert Lopez
“When you stop worrying about all the things that can go along with playing in a band and you let go and do it because it's fun to do, things seem to work.” FunWorryLetting GoStop Worrying Author:Tad Kubler
“Often, when you are upset and allowing your emotions to control you, forgiveness seems so out of reach. But once you let go and let God take control, you begin to realize that forgiveness is the only way to really win. True forgiveness is the only real key to happiness in your life. Also, sometimes it's not always an enemy you need to forgive, sometimes it's yourself.” RealSometimesWinningRealizingEmotionEnemyLetting GoForgivingUpsetKey To Happiness Author:Kel Mitchell
“It's great advice - to open your eyes, have a little humility, and let go of ego. I think that instills in you a sense of responsibility. I also think you have to feel like you want to enrich your life, and you want to keep your eyes open, and you want to listen and be a good listener.” ThinkingEyeResponsibilityAdviceHumilityLike YouLetting GoEgoSense Of ResponsibilityGood Listener Author:Polly Allen Mellen
“I underwent a whole process of slowly letting go of idiosyncrasies and habits and embellishments and everything extraneous to the essentials that I'm unwilling to let go of. I never dreamed that I would be making black-and-white paintings with so little embellishment. But it's been liberating in many ways to let go of that and yet see what I did want to retain.” PaintingHabitLetting GoLiberatingIdiosyncrasies Author:Caio Fonseca
“There's a part of me, and I'm sure every single musician that writes for themselves has this: there's a layer of precious that you have to shed. I'm constantly trying to let go of, "Well, what about this, this would be cool." Some of that is needed, but a lot of it is total BS.” WritingTryingLetting GoMusicianShedBeing Cool Author:Sarah Jaffe
“If I were to find something that is going to be more important to me than fashion - that would be work and love - then I probably would let go. That's a possibility. But fashion is an addiction.” ImportantFashionPossibilityLetting GoAddiction Author:Nicolas Ghesquiere
“Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.” GoalLetting Go Author:Max Lucado
“I feel like if you aren't honest and if you don't let go and ease up off of the narrator, then the story doesn't take up a life of its own, and the characters can't take up a life of their own. You handicap the story when you try to protect your characters.” TryingCharacterHonestProtectLetting Go Author:Jesmyn Ward
“What I've taken from my spiritual study is the wisdom of living a balanced life. My spiritual path has also helped me to be more emotionally centered, to be more understanding of those that disagree with me, and to learn how to let go of some of my power issues so that I can be more effective and bring a sense of humility to my work - while still having the self-confidence to be effective.” SpiritualUnderstandingStudyPathTakenHumilityLetting GoDisagree Author:Corinne McLaughlin
“Some believe we have little or no role in our own Christian maturity. God does everything, they think, and we simply have to "let go and let God." After all, if it's the "fruit of the Spirit," we should passively let him work within us as we abide in Christ.” ThinkingBelieveChristianSpiritChristLetting GoMaturity Author:David Jeremiah
“When a health policy analyst went to heaven, he asked God the same question: 'Will America ever have a single-payer system?' And God said, 'Absolutely. Just not in my lifetime.' I'm afraid that little story is true. Americans just are not prepared to let government be responsible for all of their health care.” CareHeavenPolicyLetting GoResponsibleLifetimeHealth CareBeing Responsible Author:Stuart Altman
“Let's face it, fashion was destroyed by HIV. People would just die like flies in the eighties. Then, my brother died of HIV, so I was shaken by it in a way that you cannot imagine. It has sadly been in my life ever since and affected it for such a long time. It won't let go. To me, it's a fight that's not finished. Of course, there are medicines that help, but half the world has no access to them.” PeopleWorldLongHelpingFightingImagineFashionBrotherLetting GoMy BrotherBrother Died Author:Carla Bruni
“What empowers me in my daily work and life is the knowledge that I will be guided, if I let go of my need to control. That I need only to leave space for grace to work in me.” GraceLetting GoEmpoweringDaily Work Author:Jennifer Kavanagh
“Motivation is when you get hold of an idea and don't let go of it until you make it a reality. Inspiration is the reverse - when an idea gets hold of you and you feel compelled to let that impulse or energy carry you along. You get to a point where you realize that you're no longer in charge, that there's a driving force inside you that can't be stopped.” RealityInspirationMotivationEnergyRealizingLetting GoDrivingImpulse Author:Wayne Dyer
“In the recovery movement, they call what I'm talking about letting go and letting God. If you're uncomfortable with the word God, just add an o and make it Good. The two words are interchangeable. It just means allowing this divine source of kindness, beauty and creativity to be the dominant force in your life - whatever you're doing. I truly believe that God writes all the books and builds all the bridges. Sure, I sit down for six or seven hours a day with my pen and pads - but the message moves though me and I just allow.” WritingBelieveMeanBookMovingHoursCreativityKindnessDivineLetting GoSevenRecoveryUncomfortablePens Author:Wayne Dyer
“I think the biggest fear is the fear of what a life devoted to God will cost. We love our stuff, don't we? It's the fear of the thought that maybe, just maybe, a life going all in for God might mean we would have to let go of some of our stuff, our way of life, our comforts. That scares people. I know it scares me sometimes.” PeopleThinkingMeanSometimesComfortLetting GoGods WillScare Author:Matthew West
“I've been very careful. I've gone through pretty much everything. I'm very careful not to let go of the prized possessions, or too much of it that I'll regret in the future.” RegretLetting GoCarefulPossession Author:Gillian Anderson
“Principles focusing on equality and fairness, those are principles that we can't let go of.” Letting GoFairness Author:Niki Ashton
“When you make a record, you probably are not going to hit exactly what you were aiming for. You also have to let go at a certain point, and just trust it. I remember feeling we had fallen short, or that it had fallen short. At the same time it was great to see a good critical reaction to it, and to hear people were enjoying it, which made me think, "Well, maybe it's a good thing I didn't get exactly what I wanted." Now we're testing that theory.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsRememberEnjoyLetting GoGood ThingsFallen Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“If you let go of fart jokes, you've let go of a piece of humanity.” HumanityLetting GoJokesFart Author:Andy Samberg
“I guess it's a pretty common experience while making a movie. You have to let go of the result and just hang on to the experience and the process, where each role takes you to a different country, as it were: You're shipwrecked on this new island, you have no clothes, you have to figure out how you're going to live in this new character. All of that turns me on.” DifferentCountryCharacterCommonLetting Go Author:Sigourney Weaver
“We all have some flaws. But when I have a moment of doubt, I find inspiration from being in the moment, by letting go. I don't hold onto what I can't control. Doubt is a fleeting emotion that can destroy you if you allow it to consume your mind and spirit. Each person's time comes at variant phases, and the best you can do is enjoy what you're doing and work hard. It can't always be about you. Life is transformation - the wind blows, climate changes, birds chirp and trees burn. Where you are today is not where you will be tomorrow. The only person you can be is you.” MindMomentsInspirationTodaySpiritEnjoyEmotionDoubtTreeHard WorkTomorrowLetting GoBirdTransformationClimate ChangeBlowFlaws Author:Mickalene Thomas
“For years I taught in universities and high schools for classes of 30 or 35 students. Now I teach in very large venues with thousands of people in the audience. I used to have notes. Now I just let go and let God. I just allow it to come, and I didn't do that before. I never even used the word "God" for twenty or twenty-five years. Now it just rolls out of my mouth all the time.” PeopleSchoolTeachAudienceStudentsLetting GoHigh SchoolJust Let Go Author:Wayne Dyer
“Today, kids are much more aware of what fashion means, but when I was growing up, it was popular, but not as popular as today. Like any kid, I was fascinated by drawing. But when some of the kids let go, I kept drawing and drawing.” MeanKidsTodayGrowing UpFashionLetting Go Author:Nicolas Ghesquiere