Bryant H. McGill Quotes & Sayings

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness. — Bryant H. McGill

He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them. — Bryant H. McGill

Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns. — Bryant H. McGill

The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways. — Bryant H. McGill

There is little more powerful than when truth joins action. — Bryant H. McGill

We can each immediately liberate ourselves as victims in the world, through solidifying an intent to act. — Bryant H. McGill

Wanting anything too desperately is a form of aggression and violence, which will always be met with resistance. — Bryant H. McGill

Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress. — Bryant H. McGill

You are the artist and the art. — Bryant H. McGill

Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing. — Bryant H. McGill

The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts. — Bryant H. McGill

Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment. — Bryant H. McGill

It will feel impossible; like you are dying inside this is your soul crying out for life. It may take everything you have; every ounce of will and strength. You will lose a part of yourself trying to save something essential and innocent. And when you have given everything, you will recover and you will be set free, and you will discover there was even more in you than you ever knew. — Bryant H. McGill

Surrender is the path to freedom through our unique authenticity, where we experience the flow of life not through the narrow lens of the mind, but through the vast refuge of the heart. — Bryant H. McGill

In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being. — Bryant H. McGill

True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility. — Bryant H. McGill

The ultimate question of who we are is set before us at all times and answered with every action. — Bryant H. McGill

Human intelligence may not be the best trick nature has to offer. — Bryant H. McGill

Progress and healing involves seeing every person as not so different from ourselves. — Bryant H. McGill

Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy. — Bryant H. McGill

American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality. — Bryant H. McGill

It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone. — Bryant H. McGill

Change can be beautiful when we are brave enough to evolve with it, and change can be brutal when we fearfully resist. — Bryant H. McGill

When trying to teach someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary and more from the way the boundary was established. — Bryant H. McGill

I was advocating for world peace, but I was waging a violent war against my own body. I was speaking about poverty and starvation, but I was eating more than my fair share. I was a hypocrite. — Bryant H. McGill

Abundance is a process of letting go; that which is empty can receive. — Bryant H. McGill

Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend. — Bryant H. McGill

In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion. — Bryant H. McGill

When you are not free, you are not creating; you are being created. — Bryant H. McGill

The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it. — Bryant H. McGill

A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress. — Bryant H. McGill

Surrender is not a weakness, or state of inaction, but rather a powerful state of pure energy; the energy of becoming your true purpose. — Bryant H. McGill

Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves. — Bryant H. McGill

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it! — Bryant H. McGill

Letting go of your painful past is how you open yourself to a wonderful future. — Bryant H. McGill

The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination. — Bryant H. McGill

Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past. — Bryant H. McGill

We love most those who we serve most. — Bryant H. McGill

It's not wrong to be upset. It's not wrong to cry. It's not wrong to want attention. It's not even wrong to scream or throw a fit. What is wrong is to keep it all inside. What is wrong is to blame and punish yourself for simply being human. What is wrong is to never be heard and to be alone in your pain. Share it. Let it out. — Bryant H. McGill

Quit saying you don't have time. You have time for what you make time for in life. — Bryant H. McGill

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man. — Bryant H. McGill

Your struggle is your strength. If you can resist becoming negative, bitter or hopeless, in time, your struggles will give you everything. — Bryant H. McGill

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are. — Bryant H. McGill

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations. — Bryant H. McGill

Become empty to become complete, for it is the void that defines the form. — Bryant H. McGill

Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it. — Bryant H. McGill

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms. — Bryant H. McGill

The world is starving for original and decisive leadership. — Bryant H. McGill

All discomfort comes from suppressing your true identity. — Bryant H. McGill

The conflicts we have with the outside world are often conflicts we have within ourselves. — Bryant H. McGill

I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager curiosity. — Bryant H. McGill

Do you want to know what you are? You are a creator. At every moment you are creating. The real question is, what are you creating? — Bryant H. McGill

The expansion of your own consciousness, love capacity, humility and compassion - this is the path; this is the way. — Bryant H. McGill

Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer. — Bryant H. McGill

Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the ugliness in others was put inside of them by other hurting people. — Bryant H. McGill

Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent. — Bryant H. McGill

My self-esteem had been crushed through years of childhood bullying and serious abuses, which would take me decades to overcome. — Bryant H. McGill

I learned that peace is prosperity and health is true wealth, and it is never too late to love yourself again. — Bryant H. McGill

There is something greater than any nation; it is the spirit which created the nation. — Bryant H. McGill

If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in poor company. — Bryant H. McGill

Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness. — Bryant H. McGill

Service heals the recipient and the giver. — Bryant H. McGill

The trees which are pruned, watered and nurtured by caring hands bear the greatest fruits; it is the same with people. — Bryant H. McGill

Emotion is often what we rely upon to carry us across the unfathomable voids in our intelligence. — Bryant H. McGill

True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living. — Bryant H. McGill

Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind. — Bryant H. McGill

Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy. — Bryant H. McGill

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price. — Bryant H. McGill

The only thing you will get from common sense, is a common life. Be uncommon and have uncommon sense. — Bryant H. McGill

One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won. — Bryant H. McGill

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly. — Bryant H. McGill

Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments. — Bryant H. McGill

Take without forgetting, and give without remembering. — Bryant H. McGill

Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man. — Bryant H. McGill

Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces. — Bryant H. McGill

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect. — Bryant H. McGill

What I remember the most about my childhood is constant fear and "good food." I don't want to get into the greasy, buttery, deep-fried, fatty, sugary, meaty, barbecued details here, but with no knowledge of healthy lifestyles or positive psychology, time took its toll on me. — Bryant H. McGill

Don't hold together what must fall apart. The familiar life crumbles so the new life can begin. — Bryant H. McGill

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty. — Bryant H. McGill

It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle. — Bryant H. McGill

You get most things in life not by taking, but by giving. — Bryant H. McGill

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear. — Bryant H. McGill

The real violence is committed in the writing of history, the records of the legal system, the reporting of news, through the manipulation of social contracts, and the control of information. — Bryant H. McGill

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life. — Bryant H. McGill

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures. — Bryant H. McGill

Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for. — Bryant H. McGill

Fanatic is often the name given to people of action by people who are lazy. — Bryant H. McGill

Stop your worrying, panicking and stressing. Breathe. Remember, you made it this far through difficulties that seemed impossible. Remember how many times you were saved at the very last minute
this time is no different. — Bryant H. McGill

The feeling of being 'offended' is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues. — Bryant H. McGill

If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves. — Bryant H. McGill

Command the space of your beingness - a space where you are allowed to grow into your true, unique nature. — Bryant H. McGill

The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism. — Bryant H. McGill

Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener. — Bryant H. McGill

The master of any craft is first a master of self, cooperating with innate intelligence within. — Bryant H. McGill

Want ever so gently. Invite your desires to you like you call a cat. Any aggressive move toward your goals will chase them away. — Bryant H. McGill

We are here to spend ourselves on others; for each person is a great treasure. — Bryant H. McGill

Don't change just so people will like you! Like yourself and your relationships will change. There are people who will love you for - YOU. — Bryant H. McGill

Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination. — Bryant H. McGill

The supreme lesson of any education should be to think for yourself and to be yourself; absent this attainment, education creates dangerous, stupefying conformity. — Bryant H. McGill

When we are at peace with ourselves the total expression of that true peace includes our outer being; our body. — Bryant H. McGill