Gordon Livingston Professions : Writer Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Gordon Livingston We are not what we think, or what we say, or how we feel. We are what we do. Gordon Livingston swimming feels thinking Money cannot buy happiness; it can, however, rent it. Gordon Livingston money-and-happiness money-doesnt-buy-happiness money-cant-buy-happiness It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place. By nature, we are emotional creatures. Often we live and react based on feelings, not logic. Feelings are wonderful, but when we become tied to a particular thought or belief we tend to ignore the fact that change might be necessary. Gordon Livingston emotional feelings ideas It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place. Gordon Livingston logic ideas firsts Only bad things happen quickly, . . . Virtually all the happiness-produ cing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time: learning new things, changing old behaviors, building satisfying relationships, raising children. This is why patience and determination are among life's primary virtues. Gordon Livingston determination long children We are all prone to the myth of the perfect stranger Gordon Livingston myth stranger perfect We also need to learn the art of letting go: of the past, of unresolved grievances, of our younger selves. Nobody gets out of here alive. Gordon Livingston letting-go past art Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses. Gordon Livingston weakness If the map doesn't agree with the ground, the map is wrong. Gordon Livingston maps agree ifs Everything we are afraid to try, all our unfulfilled dreams, constitute a limitation on what we are and could become. Gordon Livingston unfulfilled-dreams dream trying There are no maps to guide our most important searches; we must rely on hope, chance, intuition, and a willingness to be surprised. Gordon Livingston maps intuition important Past behavior is the most reliable predictor of future behavior. Gordon Livingston behavior past Life's two most important questions are Why? and Why not? The trick is knowing which one to ask. Gordon Livingston important knowing two Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
