Gordon Livingston Quotes

• We are not what we think, or what we say, or how we feel. We are what we do.

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  Swimming, Thinking, Feels

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.7, Da Capo Press

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• It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place. By nature, we are emotional creatures. Often we live and react based on feelings, not logic. Feelings are wonderful, but when we become tied to a particular thought or belief we tend to ignore the fact that change might be necessary.

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  Emotional, Ideas, Feelings

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• Money cannot buy happiness; it can, however, rent it.

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  Money Can't Buy Happiness, Money And Happiness, Money Doesn't Buy Happiness

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “How to Love: Choosing Well at Every Stage of Life”, p.187, Da Capo Press

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• Sólo las cosas malas ocurren deprisa, . Prácticamente todos los procesos que producen felicidad en nuestras vidas llevan tiempo, normalmente mucho tiempo: aprender cosas nuevas, cambiar viejos comportamientos, establecer relaciones satisfactorias, educar a los hijos. Por eso la paciencia y la determinación figuran entre las principales virtudes de la vida.

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  Determination, Children, Long

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• It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place.

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  Ideas, Firsts, Logic

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.12, Da Capo Press

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• We also need to learn the art of letting go: of the past, of unresolved grievances, of our younger selves. Nobody gets out of here alive.

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  Letting Go, Art, Past

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• There are no maps to guide our most important searches; we must rely on hope, chance, intuition, and a willingness to be surprised.

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  Intuition, Important, Maps

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• Past behavior is the most reliable predictor of future behavior.

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  Past, Behavior

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.8, Da Capo Press

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• Todo lo que tememos intentar, todos nuestros sueños incumplidos, constituyen una limitación de lo que somos y podríamos llegar a ser.

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  Dream, Trying, Unfulfilled Dreams

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.55, Da Capo Press

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• We are all prone to the myth of the perfect stranger

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  Perfect, Stranger, Myth

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.110, Da Capo Press

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• Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses.

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  Debilidad

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.49, Da Capo Press

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• If the map doesn't agree with the ground, the map is wrong.

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  Maps, Agree, Ifs

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.1, Da Capo Press

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• Life's two most important questions are Why? and Why not? The trick is knowing which one to ask.

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  Two, Knowing, Important

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.45, Da Capo Press

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