Rob Sullivan > Rob's Quotes

“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”
― Tuli Kupferberg

“Nothing goes really to waste if you're determined to learn.”
― Isaac Asimov

“Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.”
― Ovid, Heroides

“Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes.
What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.”
― Seneca

“The most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.”
― Albert Einstein

“If it weren’t for my mind, my meditation would be excellent.”
― Pema Chodron

“Reiki is love,
Love is wholeness,
Wholeness is balance,
Balance is well-being,
Well-being is freedom from disease”
― Dr. Mikao Usui

“I don’t really understand that process called reincarnation, but if there is such a thing, I’d like to come back as my daughter’s dog.”
― Leonard Cohen

“One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.”
― Catherine Pulsifer

“Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.”
― Epictetus

“We can learn a lot from young children and infants who are able to shift from agitation to amusement in a moment simply by having their needs met. Once crying newborns get fed, held, or changed, they don’t brood for another hour about how mad they are that it took so long for their caregivers to respond; they shift instantly. Unfortunately, we lose this ability and develop instead a habit of thinking and rationalizing our way through problems.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan

“The most important lessons we learn in life do not come from books. Instead, they are lessons we learn from interacting with each other and experiencing what it means to be human.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan

“When it comes to communication, salespeople are a fascinating bunch to watch because most are under the misguided impression they are being paid to speak. If they truly believed they were being paid to listen, they would all make more money.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan, A Trek Within: Embracing Unexpected Truths

“What gets in the way of our communication is not always what we say but often what we don’t say.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan, A Trek Within: Embracing Unexpected Truths

“It has been said that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. It is equally true, in some cases, that when the resistant student is drained and disheartened, the lesson will finally make sense and take hold.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan, A Trek Within: Embracing Unexpected Truths

“The temptation during periods of stress and sadness is to adopt an air of solemnity and sorrow that may be understandable, but misses the opportunity to lighten the moment and take ourselves less seriously.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan, A Trek Within: Embracing Unexpected Truths