What is happening today is that there are millions of children who are not lifted up to the first rung of the ladder. Then they are condemned when they don't know how to climb from there. Marianne Williamson More Quotes by Marianne Williamson More Quotes From Marianne Williamson God heard us. He sent help. He sent you. Marianne Williamson self-esteemhelpinghappiness When a woman gives birth, two are born: a baby from the womb of its mother and a woman from the womb of her former existence. Marianne Williamson motherbabytwo Next time you're about to judge someone, attempt to understand them instead. Marianne Williamson next-timenextjudging Painful experiences are not meant to linger. They are meant to teach us what they need to teach us, and then dissolve. Marianne Williamson painful-experiencespainfulneeds There is no greater gift to future generations than that we do the work God has asked us to do: love one another, that the world might be made right. Marianne Williamson generationsmightworld Women will not be free Marianne Williamson heartmenchildren The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul's growth. Marianne Williamson growthsoulchallenges [God is] an all-encompassing love that is the source of all, the reality of all, and the being through which I am. Marianne Williamson sourcereality We tend to have tremendous faith in the power of our disasters and far too little faith in the power of miracles. Marianne Williamson disastermiraclelittles Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it. Marianne Williamson forgivenessinspirationalpast The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it. Marianne Williamson spiritualgodlife Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart. Marianne Williamson meaningless-thingsheartpeace In our natural state, we are glorious beings. In the world of illusion, we are lost and imprisoned, slaves to our appetites and our will to false power. Marianne Williamson illusionpowerworld I want to be a cheerleader for women who have never even considered running for office or being involved in a campaign, but who in the quietness of their hearts might think, 'Why not me?' Marianne Williamson cheerleadingheartrunning ...available people are the ones who are dangerous, because they confront us with the possibility of real intimacy. Marianne Williamson intimacyrealpeople Women are still in emotional bondage as long as we need to worry that we might have to make a choice between being heard and being loved. Marianne Williamson emotionallovelong There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children. Marianne Williamson parentingeffortchildren The way of the miracle-worker is to see all human behavior as one two things: either love, or a call for love. Marianne Williamson miracletwoway As long as there are ways we can serve, then we have a job to do. Marianne Williamson jobslongway The famous passage from her book is often erroneously attributed to the inaugural address of Nelson Mandela. About the misattribution Williamson said, "Several years ago, this paragraph from A Return to Love began popping up everywhere, attributed to Nelson Mandela's 1994 inaugural address. As honored as I would be had President Mandela quoted my words, indeed he did not. I have no idea where that story came from, but I am gratified that the paragraph has come to mean so much to so many people. Marianne Williamson fearmeanbook