Bruce Lipton Quotes

“As many conventionally unhappy parents did in the 1950s, my parents stayed together for the sake of the children—they divorced after my youngest brother left home for college. I only wish they had known that modeling their dysfunctional relationship was far more damaging to their children than their separation would have been.”

“Atoms are miniature tonadoes.”

“Human beings are not meant to live alone. There is a fundamental biological imperative that propels you and every organism on this planet to be in a community, to be in relationship with other organisms.”

“Human beings have a great capacity for sticking to false beliefs with great passion and tenacity.”

“Humans are more dependent on learning for survival than other species, We have no instincts that automatically find us food and shelter.”

“I learned again and again in my life, until you get your own act together, you’re not ready for Big Love. What you’re ready for is one of those codependent relationships where you desperately need a partner.”

“I was exhilarated by the new realization that I could change the character of my life by changing my beliefs. I was instantly energized because I realized that there was a science-based path that would take me from my job as a perennial 'victim' to my new position as 'co-creator' of my destiny. ”

“If humans were to model the lifestyle displayed by healthy community of cells, our societies and our planet would be more peaceful and vital.”

“Just like a single cell, the character of our lives is determined not by our genes but by our responses to the environmental signals that propel life.”

“Language was designed to hide feelings.”

“No one is fixed until they make the effort to change.”

“Our beliefs control our bodies, our minds, and thus our lives...”

“The overuse of prescription drugs provides a vacation from personal responsibility.”

“We are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fates, able to create lives overflowing with peace, happiness, and love.”

“We can control our lives by controlling our perceptions.”

“What quantum physics teaches us is that everything we thought was physical is not physical.”

“You know why it’s hard to be happy—it’s because we refuse to let go of the things that make us sad.”

“Your perspective is always limited by how much you know. Expand your knowledge and you will transform your mind.”