163 Quotes by Hugh Prather

Today I don't want to live for, I want to live.

I don't need a "reason" to be happy. I don't have to consult the future to know how happy I feel now.

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. You are only young once, then you need another reason to act foolish. You are the only authority on what is best for you.

When I get to where I can enjoy just lying on the rug picking up lint balls, I will no longer be too ambitious.

One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or insincerity, no matter how subtle or quick in passing, is paid for.

Happiness is gentleness, peace, concentration, simplicity, forgiveness, humor, fearlessness, trust, and now.

Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and pass along the love already here.

My prayer is: I will be what I will be, I will do what I will do.

If a man takes off his sunglasses I can hear him better.