Richard Bach Quotes

1936-, American Author
quotes
24
topics
12
Origin
What do these mean?
Topic
“Real love stories never have endings.”
Love
“In order to win, you must expect to win.”
Expectation
“Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.”
Desire
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.”
VerifiedThe Bridge Across Forever (1984) · evidenceEnjoyment
“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.”
VerifiedThere's No Such Place As Far Away (1978) · evidenceTruth
“Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're yours”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidencePossibilities
“Everything in this book may be wrong. [The Savior's Manual]”
Books and Reading
“Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.”
Belief
“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceTravel and Tourism
“Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.”
Family
“The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, "I've got responsibilities."”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceResponsibility
“How do you know if your mission in life is finished? If you're still alive, it isn't.”
Mission
“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceMission
“Can miles truly separate us from friends? If we want to be with someone we love, aren't we already there?”
Friends and Friendship
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceDreams
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceFriends and Friendship
“''To fly as fast as thought, to anywhere that is.'' ''He said, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived.''”
Imagination
“An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for it.”
Ideas
“Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceChoice
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceTruth
“Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”
VerifiedIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977) · evidenceFarewells