The problem with most intimate relationships is that they are not romantic. They do not involve a deeper knowing, and thus there is diminished possibility of sacred, transformative sharing.
Marianne WilliamsonYou may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.
Marianne WilliamsonIt takes great courage and personal strength to hold on to our center during times of great hurt. It takes wisdom to understand that our reactiveness only fans the flames of false drama.
Marianne WilliamsonIf 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 WilliamsonPainful experiences are not meant to linger. They are meant to teach us what they need to teach us, and then dissolve.
Marianne WilliamsonObviously, our political system is profoundly corrupted by, among other things, the influence of money. But, at a deeper level, the current structure is flawed because it looks to citizens for only two things - votes and money. I don't think we will see any healing until citizens are viewed in a whole new way.
Marianne Williamson