True competence is based on one’s own ability to observe. L. Ron Hubbard More Quotes by L. Ron Hubbard More Quotes From L. Ron Hubbard Knowledge is observation and is given to those who would look. L. Ron Hubbard observation given looks An individual is as alive as he has ideas. He's as aware as he has ideas. L. Ron Hubbard individual alive ideas Well I don't know that I'm okay any more than anyone else is okay, I lead a happy life and a very full one - I have a happy marriage and my kids are all cheerful, and no one is finding fault with me, personally. L. Ron Hubbard cheerful kids happy-life The differences between a competent person and an incompetent person are demonstrated in his environment (surroundings). L. Ron Hubbard surroundings environment differences The freedom of an individual depends upon that individual's freedom to alter his considerations of space, energy, time and life and his roles in it. If he cannot change his mind about these, he is then fixed and enslaved amidst barriers such as those of the physical universe, and barriers of his own creation. Man thus is seen to be enslaved by barriers of his own creation. He creates these barriers himself, or by agreeing with things which hold these barriers to be actual. L. Ron Hubbard space mind men Scientology is used to increase spiritual freedom, intelligence, ability and to produce immortality. L. Ron Hubbard immortality increase spiritual The Arab is trying to be pleased with death and murder and mayhem and disease and poverty and political unrest. L. Ron Hubbard unrest political trying People leave because of their own overts and withholds. That is the factual fact and the hard-bound rule. A man with a clean heart can’t be hurt. The man or woman who must must must become a victim and depart is departing because of his or her own overts and withholds. It doesn’t matter whether the person is departing from a town or a job or a session. The cause is the same. L. Ron Hubbard hurt heart jobs A Venezuelan dictator once decided to stop leprosy. He saw that most lepers in his country were also beggars. By the simple expedient of collecting and destroying all the beggars in Venezuela an end was put to leprosy in that country. L. Ron Hubbard leprosy simple country You can blame your whole confusion on the fact that you bought illusion. L. Ron Hubbard blame confusion facts If things were a little better known and understood, we would all lead happier lives. L. Ron Hubbard happier-life understood littles Religious tolerance does not mean one cannot express his own beliefs. It does mean that seeking to undermine or attack the religious faith and beliefs of another has always been a short road to trouble. L. Ron Hubbard tolerance religious mean Being competent means the ability to control and operate the things in the environment and the environment itself. L. Ron Hubbard ability environment mean There are only two answers for the handling of people from 2.0 down on the Tone Scale, neither one of which has anything to do with reasoning with them or listening to their justification of their acts. The first is to raise them on the Tone Scale by un-enturbulating some of their theta by any one of the three valid processes. The other is to dispose of them quietly and without sorrow. L. Ron Hubbard listening two people People who tell you that control is bad are trying to tell you that automobile accidents and industrial accidents are good. L. Ron Hubbard automobile trying people Now we say there's, well, another place in the world-there's India. Wonderful place - except for its people. L. Ron Hubbard india people world Always maintain good relations with your public. L. Ron Hubbard relation One tends to overlook the fact that all during the 30's and actually during the late 40's I was a highly successful writer and a great many properties accumulated during that period of time. L. Ron Hubbard great-men successful facts Your Integrity is more important than your immediate Life. L. Ron Hubbard important integrity death I loved the sea. I loved steamers and sailboats and surf and sailors. And I yearned and strained to the sea, always the sea, for it is a lovely, vicious lonely thing. In its limitless variety I had a sort of HOME. L. Ron Hubbard lonely sea home