Quotes from Marianne Williamson

I dedicate my work today to the furtherance of all things good.

Whether I am paid or not, whether I am working out in the world or planting my own garden, I dedicate whatever I am doing today to the uplifting of all things.

Life is deep, but our current politics is shallow. The history of this country is like the stuff of great art and philosophy, while our current politics is more on the level of gossip magazines. It is shallow and tawdry, an unworthy vehicle for grappling with the meaning of what we are going through. We need to think more deeply if we're to create more powerfully. We need to focus on a broader understanding of the American story and commit ourselves to rewriting it.

May the activity of my mind and work of my hands be of service to the healing of the world.

Midlife is about surrendering things that no longer matter, not because our lives are in decline, but because they're on an incline

From abolitionists, suffragettes, and civil rights activists here in America, to the international effort of the Allied forces during World War II and the team that rescued the boys in Thailand, the world has seen what happens when collective efforts dedicated to justice, peace, democracy, and love overcome forces that mitigate against them. History has shown what fear can do, but it has also shown us what love can do.

We need to display as much conviction behind our love as some have displayed behind their hate.

That morning David realized that grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when every time you can Mr Lichtenstein. Apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.

You've learned something about yourself from all of this: you do not function well outside the circle of God's love.

about the practice of love, as a strength and not a weakness, as a daily answer to the problems that confront us. How is love a practical solution?

You can ask the Holy Spirit to change your perceptions.

Yet being with that dissonance is important; it is our soul work. The purpose of our lives is to close the gap between what could be and what too often is.