Richard Templar Quotes

“In order to love people usefully you need to be focused on them and not yourself.”

“If you are not feeling happy in your life, you have the right to express how you feel. This is your natural and legitimate right. You are never supposed to suppress this inner voice and not divulge all your feelings of rejection of the state you are in.”

“Studies in the United States have shown that the chances of recovery for heart attack patients are faster if they have strong faith, and the chances of them being exposed to any crisis frequently are less.”

“There is a beautiful stage between dream and reality called the planning stage.”

“You are supposed to bring out all that you feel from within, and you do not have to suffer in silence.
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“Dedicate your life to something.”

“Don't worry... don't think... just sit down.
Appreciate the blessing of being alive.”

“I can’t stand people who seem perfect. They make me feel inadequate. And that’s not a nice way to go through life, is it? Going around making other people feel inadequate. So let’s have none of it. Let’s all aim to be the best but acknowledge that it won’t always happen. Just like gemstones, it’s the flaws, the weaknesses, the imperfections that lend character. A flaw in a gemstone may detract from its value (though not always), but it also proves that it’s genuine.”

“If it’s dead, don’t go digging it up every five minutes to check if there’s a pulse. It’s dead; walk away.”

“If you don't get that time for yourself, it means you don't get new energy, and your engine will fail, and you will fall apart.”

“If you don't plan your plan, it will remain a dream.”

“If you want to, you can let go of any feelings of resentment, of regret, of anger. You can accept that you are a fabulous human being because of all the bad things that have happened to you, not in spite of them. What is done is done, and you need to just get on with your life.”

“Know what counts and what doesn’t.”

“Live here, live now, live in this moment.”

“Set aside a little time for yourself each day.
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“The best thing is that if you get a lot of mistakes over and done with early on in your life, there will be less to learn the hard way later on. And that's what youth is all about, a chance to make all the mistakes you can and get them out of the way.”

“The better you understand the beliefs, actions, desires, and wants of others, the more likely you are to make the right response, alter your own thinking where necessary and generally be successful.”

“The key is to appreciate what we’ve got right now and yet still dream and plan.”

“Try to see the past as a room separate from the one you live in now. You can go in there, but you don’t live there anymore.”

“We do learn from experience and may not make the same mistakes again, but there is a whole new pickle jar of fresh ones just lying in wait for us to trip up and fall into. The secret is to accept this and not to beat yourself up when you do make new ones.”

“We have to accept that we are the way we are—the result of everything that has happened. It all just is.”

“What we do and what we take seriously can often be so far removed from what it is actually all about that it is laughable. We get bogged down in trivia, lost in irrelevant detail to such an extent that our life can whizz past and we don’t even notice. By letting go of things that really aren’t important, we can put ourselves back on the right track. And the best way to do that is through humor — laughing at ourselves, laughing at our situation, but never laughing at others — they’re just as lost as we are and don’t need to be laughed at.”

“Wisdom isn’t about not making mistakes, but about learning to escape afterwards with our dignity and sanity intact.”

“You are the leader of your life. And you are the driving force.
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“You would be surprised how many people seriously limit their dreams. They're your dreams for heaven's sake. There should be no limit to them. Plans have to be realistic; dreams don't.”

“Everyone needs a superhero to champion them now and again, to rush to their aid when there's a fierce dragon approaching, a massive army attacking or a scary catacomb to navigate.”

“Few people are really good at love.”

“If you do what the happiest people do, you will be as happy as they are.”

“Jealousy is one of the biggest pests in any relationship.”

“Somewhere out there is someone who wants exactly the kind of person you are, complete with all the flaws and failings you come with.”