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Famous Quotes by Famous People
The nature of God is a circle of which the centre is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere."
- Empedocles: The Extant Fragments
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love
- Oedipus at Colonus
"The life which is unexamined is not worth living"
- The Apology of Socrates, Plato (Socrates 469-399BCE)
"Doubt everything. Find your own light."
- Buddha, (563-483BCE)
"I will use my power to help the sick to the best of my ability and judgement; I will abstain from harming or wronging any man by it."
- The Hippocratic Oath (460 - 377BCE)
"I am a citizen of the world"
- Digoenes Laertius (c. 412-323BCE) - Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
- Archimedes (c.287-212 BCE)
"Nil Desperandum" (Never despair)
- Horace (65-8BCE) Odes, Book 1, No.7
"Time the devourer of everything"
- Ovid (43-18CE) - The Metamorphoses 8 SCE
"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth"
- Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5.3
"Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul."
- Marcus Aurelius (121-180CE), Meditations
"The Moving Finger writes: and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it."
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith."
- Prayer of St Francis of Assisi, 1205
"O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth"
- Thomas A Kempsis, The Imitation of Christ, 1414 - 1424
"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"
- Dante (1265-1321) - The Divine Comedy (inscription at the entrance to hell)
"I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free.'
- Michelangelo on the statue of David.
"Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the centre of the Universe… if only we face the facts, as they say. "with both eyes open"
- Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
"Knowledge is power" 'Ipsa scientia potestas set'
- Sir Francis Bacon - 1561-1626 Sacred Meditations. From the 11th Meditation: Of Heresis, 1597
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,
Or close the wall up with our English dead!
- William Shakespeare 1564-1616. Henry V, Act III, Scene 1, 1599
"To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing them? To die: to sleep;
- William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Hamlet, Act III, Scene I, 1601
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause'
- William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Hamlet, Act III, Scene I, 1601
"Nature uses as little as possible of anything."
- Johannes Kepler 1571-1630. Harmoices Mundi, 1619
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main."
- John Donne 1572-163. Meditation 17, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, 1624
"[The heart] is the household divinity which, discharging its function, nourishes, cherishes, quickens the whole body, and is indeed the foundation of life, the source of all action'
- William Harvey 1578-1657. Exercitatio, Anatomica, 1628 (Harvey was an English physician, who was first man to describe how blood was pumped around the body by the hear.
"I do not feel obliged to believe that same God who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect had intended for use to forgo their use"
- Galileo Galilei 1564-1642. Diaglogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, 1632
"I think, therefore I am" 'Ego cogito, ergo sum'
- Rene Descartes 1596-1650 Principles of Philosophy, 1644
"Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man
Commands all light, all influence, all fate."
- John Fletcher 1579-1625. The Honest Man's Fortune, Epilogue, 1647.
"But at my back I always hear Time's winged Chariot hurrying near."
- Andrew Marvell 1621-1678
"Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire"
- Francois le Duc de la Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680
"Eyeless in Gaza at the Mill with slaves"
- John Milton 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes, 1671
"Man is a social animal"
_ Baruch Spinoza 1632-1677. Ethics, 1677
"Musick has charms to soothe a savage breast"
- William Congreve 1670-1729. The Morning Bride, 1697.
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body"
- Sri Richard Steele, 1672-1729. Tatler, 18 March 1710
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
- Alexander Pope 1688-1744. An essay on criticism, 1711
"Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
- Dr Isaac Watts 1674-1748. Our Help in Ages Past: The Psalms of David Imitated' 1719.
"The great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me"
- Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727. Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, Sir David Brewster, 1855.
"Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains"
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778. The Social Contract, 1762
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
- Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826. Draft of the Declaration of Independence, 11-28 June 1776
"With the great part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches"
- Adam Smith 1723-1790 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1776
"God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform"
- William Cowper 1731-1800. 'Light Shining out of Darkness' Olney Hymns 1779
"Tyger! Tyger! burning bright'
In the forest of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful
symmetry?
- William Blake 1757-1827. 'The Tyger', Songs of Experience 1794
"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.:
- William Blake 1757-1827. Auguries of Innocence 1803.
"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall."
- Thomas Paine 1737-1809. The Age of Reason, 1794
"I carry my ideas a long time, rejecting and rewriting until I am satisfied. Since I am conscious of what I want, I never lose sight of the fundamental idea. It rises higher and higher until I see the image of it, rounded and complete, standing there before my mental vision"
- Beethoven. Sketchbooks, 1802.
"My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky"
- William Wordsworth 1770 - 1850. Lyrical Ballards, 1802
Marianne Williamson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson, Miami Book Fair International, 1993.jpg
Williamson at the Miami Book Fair International, 1993
Born July 8, 1952 (age 61)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Nationality American
Ethnicity Jewish
Education Bellaire High School
Alma mater Pomona College
Occupation spiritual teacher, author, lecturer
Children India Emmaline
Parents Sam Williamson
Sophie Ann Williamson
Marianne Williamson (born July 8, 1952)[1] is a spiritual teacher, author and lecturer. She has published ten books, including four New York Times #1 bestsellers. She is the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area, and the co-founder of The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation to establish a United States Department of Peace. She serves on the Board of Directors of the RESULTS organization, which works to end poverty in the United States and around the world. Williamson is also the force behind Sister Giant, a series of seminars and teaching sessions that provides women with the information and tools needed to be political candidates. Through these seminars,[2] she encourages women to run for office and align their politics with their spiritual values.
She has been a guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose. In December 2006, a Newsweek magazine poll named her one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. According to Time magazine, "Yoga, the Cabala and Marianne Williamson have been taken up by those seeking a relationship with God that is not strictly tethered to Christianity." Williamson bases her teaching and writing on a set of books called A Course in Miracles, a self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy, based on universal spiritual themes.
On October 20, 2013,[3] she announced her candidacy for California's 33rd Congressional District in the race to fill Rep. Henry Waxman's seat after his retirement.
Contents [hide]
1 Personal life
2 Popular culture references
3 Published works
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links
Personal life[edit]
Williamson was born to a Jewish family in Houston, Texas in 1952.[4][5][6] She is the youngest of three children of Sam Williamson, an immigration lawyer,[7][8] and his homemaker wife, Sophie Ann.[9] After graduating from Houston's Bellaire High School, Williamson put in two years studying theater and philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California[10] before dropping out in her Junior year and moving to New York City to pursue a career as a cabaret singer.[11][12][13]
In 1979, Williamson returned to Houston, where she ran a metaphysical bookstore.[14] In 1987, she helped found the Los Angeles Center for Living, a support facility for those with life-threatening illnesses. Two years later she began Project Angel Food, to deliver meals to AIDS patients.[15][16] In 1990, Williamson had her only child, India Emmaline. She refuses to identify or discuss the father of India, instead choosing to raise India alone as an "unwed Jewish mother." [17][18][19][20]
Popular culture references[edit]
References to Williamson's book A Return To Love are made in the film Coach Carter (2005), the film Akeelah and the Bee (2006), and the novel Badulina: Return of the Queen, by Israeli author Gabi Nitzan.[citation needed]
A paragraph from A Return to Love has become popular as an inspirational quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.[21]
The passage is often incorrectly attributed to Nelson Mandela, but Williamson has said, "As honored as I would be had President Mandela quoted my words, indeed he did not. I have no idea where that story came from, but I am gratified that the paragraph has come to mean so much to so many people." [22]
Published works[edit]
A Return to Love, First Edition 1992 (ISBN 9780060927486)
Imagine What America Could Be in the 21st Century: Visions of a Better Future from Leading American Thinkers (ISBN 0451204697)
Emma & Mommy Talk to God (ISBN 9780060799267)
Healing the Soul of America: Reclaiming Our Voices as Spiritual Citizens (ISBN 9780684846224)
A Woman's Worth (ISBN 9780345386571)
Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power of Intimate Relationships (ISBN 9780684870250)
Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, And Making Miracles (ISBN 9781573223515)
Illuminata: A Return to Prayer (ISBN 9781573225205)
The Gift of Change (ISBN 0060816112)
The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money and Miracles (ISBN 0062205412)
Trivia[edit]
Williamson officiated at the California wedding of Larry Fortensky and Elizabeth Taylor.[23][24]
Her college roommate was film producer Lynda Obst.[25]
Williamson has sold a combined more than 3,000,000 books.[26]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Knapp, Gwenn (2006). "StarBios Report for Marianne Williamson". MOTTASIA Inc. Retrieved 2006-07-12.
Jump up ^ Price, Dick and Kyle, Sharon (2012). "Sister Giant: A New Age for Politics". LA Progressive
Jump up ^ "Not a Joke", Time Magazine, New York, 22 October 2013. Retrieved on 10 January 2014.
Jump up ^ Munson, Zack. “God Help Us”, “Weekly Standard,” Vol. 19, No. 22. 2014 February 17
Jump up ^ Merl, Jean. “Marianne Williamson's spiritual path into political realm”, “LA Times,” 2014 January 13
Jump up ^ Appelo, Tim. “Love Prophet”, “Entertainment Weekly,” 1992 March 06
Jump up ^ Pristin, Terry. “COVER STORY : The Power, the Glory, the Glitz : Marianne Williamson, an ex-nightclub singer, has attracted many in Hollywood with her blend of new-time religion and self-help--and alienated more than a few.”, “LA Times,” 1992 February 16
Jump up ^ Appelo, Tim. “Love Prophet”, “Entertainment Weekly,” 1992 March 06
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March. 09
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March. 09
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March 09
Jump up ^ Pristin, Terry. “COVER STORY : The Power, the Glory, the Glitz : Marianne Williamson, an ex-nightclub singer, has attracted many in Hollywood with her blend of new-time religion and self-help--and alienated more than a few.”, “LA Times,” 1992 February 16
Jump up ^ Appelo, Tim. “Love Prophet”, “Entertainment Weekly,” 1992 March 06
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March 09
Jump up ^ Merl, Jean. “Marianne Williamson's spiritual path into political realm”, “LA Times,” 2014 January 13
Jump up ^ Appelo, Tim. “Love Prophet”, “Entertainment Weekly,” 1992 March 06
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March 09
Jump up ^ Aron, Hillel. “Marianne Williamson Aims to Defeat Henry Waxman, and Save Washington's Soul”, “LA Weekly,” 2014 January 16
Jump up ^ Pristin, Terry. “COVER STORY : The Power, the Glory, the Glitz : Marianne Williamson, an ex-nightclub singer, has attracted many in Hollywood with her blend of new-time religion and self-help--and alienated more than a few.”, “LA Times,” 1992 February 16
Jump up ^ Appelo, Tim. “Love Prophet”, “Entertainment Weekly,” 1992 March 06
Jump up ^ Williamson, Marianne. A Return to Love.[page needed]
Jump up ^ "Nelson Mandela Never Said One Of His Most Famous 'Quotes'", Business Insider, New York, 11 October 2013. Retrieved on 10 January 2014.
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March. 09
Jump up ^ Pristin, Terry. “COVER STORY : The Power, the Glory, the Glitz : Marianne Williamson, an ex-nightclub singer, has attracted many in Hollywood with her blend of new-time religion and self-help--and alienated more than a few.”, “LA Times,” 1992 February 16
Jump up ^ Schindehette, Susan. “The Divine Miss W”, “People Magazine,” 1992 March 09
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