Mardy Grothe Quotes
To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.
It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment.
Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation.
If you want to understand a difficult or trying person, begin by asking the question: 'What is the wound they are trying to heal?'
Some people have a perverse talent; they're capable of shooting themselves in the foot and stabbing themselves in the back at the exact same time.
Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk.
When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything.
People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about themselves.
Most of us recognize how important it is to listen respectfully when our loved ones are talking; but we often forget that it is equally important to talk respectfully when they are listening.
In all human affairs, the wisest course is to be passionate about the role of reason and reasonable about the role of passion.
We all know that working out reduces stress, but it's equally true that stressing out reduces work.
We can never truly understand the people we hate; we can never truly hate the people we understand.
The best thing about fear is that it provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate courage.
If life were like a competitive race, some people would be given a flying start and others would line up with weights tied to their ankles.
There is one message children can never hear enough as they grow up, and adults should never forget as long as they live: To accomplish big things, you must first dream big dreams.
When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception.
Why is it that the most important stuff to listen to is almost always the stuff we don't want to hear?
Be helpful to all who need your assistance, but don't overdo it. Over-helpfulness too often results in under-performance.
When all things are considered, happiness is a better indicator of success than success has ever been of happiness.
Even though it runs counter to popular belief, Life's critical decisions are usually made in the heart and only later ratified by the brain.
The secret of a successful relationship is avoiding the unforgivable and forgiving the unavoidable.
Throughout history, most of the wrongs of the world have resulted from people absolutely sure they were in the right.
Words have incredible power. They can make people's hearts soar, or they can make people's hearts sore.
A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews.
We tend to see our character flaws as simple defects, and the simple defects of others as character flaws.
If you are completely comfortable with your life, and feeling absolutely no anxiety, then you are probably coasting, and not really growing.
The young think about how they'll change the world, the old think about how the world has changed.
Throughout history, one of the biggest problems is that the correct course of action is not always obvious, and the obvious course of action is not always correct.
Two of the biggest conversational blunders you can make are saying something when you should stay silent, and staying silent when you should say something.
The best teachers aren't those who answer our questions, but those who question our answers.
By trying to make things easier for their children, parents can make things much harder for them.
The best time to give feedback to strong people is when they're feeling weak, and to weak people when they're feeling strong.
