21 Quotes by Rosamund Stone Zander

I know now that music is not about fingers or bows or strings, but rather a connective vibration flowing through all human beings, like a heartbeat.

I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators.

Michelangelo is often quoted as having said that inside every block of stone or marble dwells a beautiful statue; one need only remove the excess material to reveal the work of art within. If we were to apply this visionary concept to education, it would be pointless to compare one child to another. Instead, all the energy would be focused on chipping away at the stone, getting rid of whatever is in the way of each child’s developing skills, mastery, and self-expression.

If I cannot be present without resistance to the way things are and act effectively, if I feel myself to be wronged, a loser, or a victim, I will tell myself that some assumption I have made is the source of my difficulty.

Every problem, every dilemma, every dead end we find ourselves facing in life, only appears unsolvable inside a particular frame or point of view. Enlarge the box, or create another frame around the data, and problems vanish, while new opportunities appear.

In the measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold.

I am the framework for everything that happens in my life.

On the whole, resources are likely to come to you in greater abundance when you are generous and inclusive and engage people in your passion for life.

Being present to the way things are is not the same as accepting things as they are.