Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? Morrie Schwartz More Quotes by Morrie Schwartz More Quotes From 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. Morrie Schwartz tuesdays-with-morrie hurt opposites What is it about silence that makes people uneasy? Morrie Schwartz uneasy silence people All younger people should know something. If you’re always battling against getting older, you’re always going to be unhappy, because it will happen anyhow. Morrie Schwartz getting-older unhappy people Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too - even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling. Morrie Schwartz trust believe fall 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? Morrie Schwartz buddhist bird believe Are you trying to be as human as you can be? Morrie Schwartz humans trying What's wrong with being number two? Morrie Schwartz numbers two One hundred and ten years from now no one who is here now will be alive. Morrie Schwartz hundred alive years The truth is, part of me is every age. I delight in being a child when it’s appropriate to be a child. I delight in being a wise old man when it’s appropriate to be a wise old man. Think of all I can be! I am every age, up to my own. Morrie Schwartz wise men children What tipped the scales was that psychology involved working with rats. Morrie Schwartz scales psychology rats I believe in being fully present. That means you should be with the person you’re with. Morrie Schwartz should mean believe All right, that was my moment with loneliness. I'm not afraid of feeling lonely, but now I'm going to put that loneliness aside and know that there are other emotions in the world, and I'm going to experience them as well. Morrie Schwartz lonely loneliness feelings Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. Morrie Schwartz dies knows believe Everything that gets born dies. Morrie Schwartz born dies death So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. Morrie Schwartz life-lesson inspirational-life thinking Now that I'm suffering, I feel closer to people who suffer more than I ever did before. The other night, on TV, I saw people in Bosnia running across the street, getting fired upon, killed, innocent victims....and I just started to cry. I feel their anguish as if it were my own. I don't know any of these people. But - how can I put this? I'm almost......drawn to them. Morrie Schwartz helping-others running night When you learn to die, you learn to live. Morrie Schwartz dies being-happy We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people. Morrie Schwartz cowboy people needs I'd always been interested in psychology. Morrie Schwartz psychology The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn't the family. Morrie Schwartz foundation may people
