Martha Beck Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

Martha Beck quotes and sayings page 5 (author). Here's quote # 41 through 50 out of the 132 we have.

“The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.”

“The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to choose love and defy fear.”

“Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind.”

“As soon as you think you know someone else's truth better than they do, you are in deep water.”

“Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go.”

“Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.”

“People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.”

“Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.”

“Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy.”

“Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.”