319 Quotes by Dan Millman

Just handle what is in front of you now and the future will take care of itself. Otherwise, you’ll spend most of your life wondering which foot you’ll use to step off the curb when you’re still only halfway to the corner.

It doesn’t matter what you do, only how well you do it.

You’re a prisoner of your own illusions – about yourself and about the world.

Sports and sex and movies are not inherently bad – But for you they’re addictions, not enjoyments. You use them to distract you from what you know you should do. Break free!

Everything you’ll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.

Moderation? It’s mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. It’s the devil’s dilemma. It’s neither doing nor not doing. It’s the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It’s for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Moderation... is lukewarm tea, the devil’s own brew.

Old urges continue to arise, but urges do not matter; only actions do. A warrior is as a warrior does.

It’s better to make a mistake with the full force of your being than to timidly avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit. Responsibility means recognizing both pleasure and price, action and consequence, then making a choice.

You’ve become bored to things because they exist only as names to you. The dry concepts of mind obscure your direct perception.