Judaism is interesting in that there is something there that I think you just can’t understand if you’re not a Jew – it moves into a realm of true mystery. – Marianne Williamson
Hope lies in having more faith in the power of God to heal us than in the power of anything to hurt or destroy us. In realizing that as children of God we are bigger than our problems, we have the power at last to confront them. – Marianne Williamson
I never thought being famous would be wonderful, but my limited exposure to celebrity has shown me the dark side big-time. – Marianne Williamson
We Liberals like to think our thoughts aren’t controlled. We pride ourselves on our independent thinking. We know we shouldn’t believe everything we read. We realize the media is skewed, we know it’s owned by a small group of people, we realize it’s biased, etc. – Marianne Williamson
Now if you know what makes one person’s life change, then you know what makes a nation change – because a nation is simply a large group of individuals. – Marianne Williamson
Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart. – Marianne Williamson
I trust that when people meet, we meet for a transcendent reason, and that the challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul’s growth. – Marianne Williamson
Look at Fukushima. Should we or should we not agree with the U.S. government that none of that radioactive energy is making its way here? Hello! – Marianne Williamson
Prayer is the medium of miracles; in whatever way works for you, pray right now. – Marianne Williamson
Spiritual ‘exercise’ keeps your mind in shape the way physical exercise keeps your body in shape. – Marianne Williamson
Whatever it is that leads human beings to hate, to destroy, and to kill has taken on a collective force like never before, as technology and globalization now give it the capacity to not just strike, but to strike us all, together, as one. – Marianne Williamson
In my lifetime, we have lost a President, a Civil Rights leader and a Presidential candidate – all to gun violence. – Marianne Williamson
With thoughts of the past and concerns about the future, we rob ourselves of a full experience of the present. – Marianne Williamson
Take stock of your thoughts and behavior. Each night ask yourself, when were you negative when you could have been positive? When did you withhold love when you might have given it? When did you play a neurotic game instead of behaving in a powerful way? Use this process to self-correct. – Marianne Williamson
The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always now. – Marianne Williamson
Enchanted partnership begins with the conscious understanding, on the part of two people, that the purpose of their relationship is not so much material as spiritual, and the internal skills demanded by it are prodigious. – Marianne Williamson
We are material beings for but a moment in time, but we are spiritual beings forever. – Marianne Williamson
We have the same soul at 60 that we had at 40, and the same soul at 25 that we had when we were 5. – Marianne Williamson
All of us wish we’d had perfect childhoods, with a mother and father who modeled ideal parental attitudes and taught us to internalize the tenets of self-love. Many of us, however, did not. – Marianne Williamson
The undue influence of money on our politics is like a cancer underlying other cancers, the issue underlying all other issues. – Marianne Williamson
I believe the Israelis have been wronged, but they also have a lot to apologize for. And I believe the Palestinians have been wronged, but they have a lot to apologize for, as well. – Marianne Williamson
When you’ve written 10 books and have six on the New York Times best-seller list – and four have been No. 1 – I think you have a right to be a member of Congress. – Marianne Williamson
Your relationship to food is but a reflection of your relationship to yourself, as is everything in your life. – Marianne Williamson
One day I looked at something in myself that I had been avoiding because it was too painful. Yet once I did, I had an unexpected surprise. Rather than self-hatred, I was flooded with compassion for myself because I realized the pain necessary to develop that coping mechanism to begin with. – Marianne Williamson
As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others. – Marianne Williamson
The basic premise of ‘A Course in Miracles’ is that it teaches us to relinquish thoughts based on fear and to accept instead thoughts based on love. – Marianne Williamson