321 Quotes by Martha Beck

People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.

You shine for who you are ... because no one can steal your light.

Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy.

People don’t cry when they lose their hope. They cry when they get it back.

People who get what they want tend to be the ones who make the effort to KNOW what they want

Even if you can be the world's best at one thing, you'll be the world's worst at something else. Supermodels make pathetic sumo wrestlers.

The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.

A true leader is not someone who feels fully informed but someone who continuously receives insight and guidance.

Creating ways to be happy is your life's work, a challenge that won't end until you die.