Memorable Quotes and quotations from Peter McWilliams

Peter McWilliams


Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- Guilt is anger directed at ourselves--at what we did or did not do.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- The simple solution for disappointment depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going.

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- In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth."

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- Resentment is anger directed at others--at what they did or did not do.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on?

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- If our early lessons of acceptance were as successful as our early lessons of anger, how much happier we would all be.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

Peter McWilliams - Life 101
- The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones.