Quotes from Marianne Williamson

Americans are good with to-do lists; just tell us what to do, and we'll do it. Throughout our history, we have proven that. Colonize. Check. Win our independence. Check. Form a union. Check. Expand to the Pacific. Check. Settle the West. Check. Keep the Union together. Check. Industrialize. Check. Fight the Nazis. Check.

Emmet Fox was one of the world's greatest metaphysical teachers. His works have contributed profoundly to the spiritual understanding of millions of people, including myself.

Relationships are our primary teacher. They are the context in which we either grow into God consciousness, or deny ourselves and others the opportunity to do so.

Some things need to be let go before other things can be let in.

The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us.

The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul's growth.

I think daily life is where the lessons come in - that's where the tests and the growth come in.

Life as we knew it is passing away, and something new is emerging to take its place, The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life.

You have to make a space in your heart, in your mind and in your life itself for authentic human connection.

If I'm honest with myself, I think it's probably true I have learned more in my life through pain than through joy. But hopefully that's changing.

If you know what makes one person's life change, then you know what makes a nation change - because a nation is simply a large group of individuals.

Look at Fukushima. Should we or should we not agree with the U.S. government that none of that radioactive energy is making its way here? Hello!

To me, when I think of New Age, I think of crystals and rainbows and platitudes.

I'm proud to say I was part of a movement in which we sang 'All You Need Is Love' at political rallies.

Americans are good people, and at times we can be wise. But we're often under-informed by media, misinformed by our government and ill-served by both.

Take stock of your thoughts and behavior. Each night ask yourself, when were you negative when you could have been positive? When did you withhold love when you might have given it? When did you play a neurotic game instead of behaving in a powerful way? Use this process to self-correct.

There's nothing more powerful than a woman who knows how to contain her power and not let it leak, standing firmly within it in mystery and silence. A woman who talks too much sheds her allure.

I want a woman president - really, I do.

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I went into therapy several times, but it rarely made an impact.

You label somebody 'New Age,' and that's automatic mockery: 'She cannot possibly be a serious thinker.'

The basic premise of 'A Course in Miracles' is that it teaches us to relinquish thoughts based on fear and to accept instead thoughts based on love.

Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.

Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.