The Mount of Olives Quotes

“When it is but a tiny flame, I will speak not of my desire so that others will not extinguish it with their words. Only when it burns strongly and no great sea can quench it, will I no longer fear what others know of it.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“In my sorrow I will seek for things to be grateful for and in my joy I will give thanks. In all things, I will be grateful.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“A single drop of rain may not be noticed, but drop after drop, it drenches an entire land. Like the rain, I will persist.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“I will listen diligently to every word my mind tells me and I will interrupt it. I will judge it with the seriousness I would the most heinous crime. Every thought that is destructive and speaks against what I seek —will be cast out as if it was a disease of my mind.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“It is not by logic that I will understand, it is by the broken spirit that I will learn to believe.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“The quality of company you keep, directly influences the quality of life you will live, he”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“He fills it with experiences and, yet, when the night comes and he lies down, once again a deep sadness comes over him. Deep… deep inside every man lives knowledge of his miraculous power but man has learned to suppress this power, this force that is bursting from within his soul.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“When my mind speaks death, I will speak life and I will out-yell the words spoken against me until the voice in my mind becomes an unstoppable force, now speaking for”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“must silence any evil that comes from my mind as the universe is listening. It is listening and waiting to take action with the same force that moves mountains and with the same winds which dash waves onto the rocks. The same breath which taught the sun to burn with violence and the moon to cool the night is waiting for my voice and, until now, I have only robbed myself with my words.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“Every thought that is destructive and speaks against what I seek —will be cast out as if it was a disease of my mind.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“will listen diligently to every word my mind tells me and I will interrupt it. I will judge it with the seriousness I would the most heinous crime.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“The religious people hate him because he has caused them a lot of trouble, especially during this year’s festival. He also cost them a lot of money. Religion is how they control the people, it’s how they make their money,” he said.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“Has anyone ever gained an hour of life by worrying?”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“My neighbor is not Jew, nor Arab, nor Roman. My neighbor is mankind.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“Thinking in lack creates lack and thinking in abundance creates abundance.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“We fear death because deep down we know that we have not yet lived.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“Perhaps they left my books because to a wise man, an empty book is a fresh start but to a fool, an empty book looks like too much work,”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“Each man has an equal opportunity to find the extraordinary life,” Haziq had said.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“Your disability is not the reason for your failure; your mind is. You have let other men dictate and tell you what value you bring to the world and that value is equal to an itch on a camel’s ass,”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“If you have a burning desire for a thing, you will put yourself on an equal plain of any man, no matter what you lack. The universe will find a way to bring it to you; you must only want it enough. This is a prerequisite of experiencing the extraordinary life.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“When a man blames another or a thing for his failures, he loses the ability to gain control of his life. As long as he continues to blame, his life will remain the same. If he wishes to”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“For my successes, I give myself credit, but if I fail and have the urge to blame, I will blame no one but myself.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“you already have it and it will come to pass.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“doubt and murderous self-destruction in the way you think and speak to yourself. Before all else, before you have any success, the first principle you must learn is this: Words spoken set your life in motion.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“When it scares the kara out of you,” Haziq had said with his accent, “it means you are doing exactly what you need to be doing. Never shy away from what scares you most.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“It is not what is around them, but what lives inside, that can bring happiness, purpose, and wealth.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“If I am not where I want to be then I must look at why this is so. If I am not where I want to be then my habits are to blame. If my habits are those of a lazy man, then I must settle for the pay of a lazy man. If my habits are those of a poor man, then I must settle for the life of a poor man. I must learn the habits of the man I desire to be and if I succeed in forming these habits, then I will succeed indeed. By forming habits around the things I need to do, I will do them even when I have no desire to.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“The world is full of people with dreams but my dreams will not stay merely dreams because I will persist. I may kick, I may scream, I may fail, and I may cry, but as long as I am still alive, I will persist.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“God does not honor these men no matter how earnestly they keep their laws. His laws are the laws of this universe, intended for all to follow, for all to act on. He did not create these laws as a measuring rod, but as an example one must follow to find the extraordinary life. We all inhabit his world and as much as they hate to hear it, my God is the same God they claim to worship.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life

“the ability to gain control of his life. As long as he continues to blame, his life will remain the same. If he wishes to change his circumstance, he must first acknowledge his participation in it and only then will he have the clarity to begin a transformation. Until then, he is blind to the path that leads to change; for how can he mend a broken thing”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations To An Extraordinary Life