R. D. Hicks Quotes

Each truth we find (in life) leads us a step closer to God.

Love is the language that transcends all others.

If you Love all Life you observe, you will observe all Life will Love.

Nature will teach us many lessons if we take the time to visit her classroom.

My path is not a better path, it is simply a different path.

When you forgive, you free your soul. But when you say I'm sorry, you free two souls.

Forgiveness is not a gift you give someone else, forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself.

Money can take you many places, but imagination can take you anywhere.

You cannot be a positive influence to the “sinners at the table" if you refuse to dine with them.

Every act of kindness is another step up Heaven’s stairway.

I always come here when I can't sleep [. . .] every night.

When you continually worry about what other people think of you, they own you.

Loving yourself doesn't make you selfish. When done correctly, the exact opposite occurs, because you know that selfish behaviors are negative for your mind, body and spirit.

If you learn from every mistake, you never fail at anything.

So when someone would love to see you fail, forgive them, and draw upon that motivation to succeed.

Until you are conscious of your conscience, you are morally unconscious.

By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself.

Anger is the mirror image of fear. It begins as fear, and is expressed outwardly as anger.

Don't change your morality for the people around you, change the people around you with your morality.

Your conscience is your morality, expressed.

Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is So. Non-Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is Not So.

Regardless of how far a person runs, a lie will eventually catch up to them.

You cannot have a happy ending to an unhappy journey.

Make a decision and then make it right. There just are no wrong decisions.

Once your life has caused the creation of a desire, your workis done, and natural forces and laws will take over.

When someone places more value in saving money, than the value they place in saving Life, they have “misplaced” their values.

It's been said that people see what they want to see. For that exact reason, look for the good in people, rather than the bad.

Always surround yourself with people who lift you up, rather than hold you down.

Seek to be served, and you become a servant. Seek to serve others, and you become a master.

Happiness and Unhappiness are not things that just happen to you, they are a choice. They are a perspective. Smile, and think about that for a moment. Now smile some more. Not that hard is it?

It's not a question of whether a person's been inspired by God, the only question is, has that person realized it, or not?

Happiness is truly priceless. It costs you nothing.

We may have pets, but when it comes to unconditional love, they are the masters.

When you open a door for others, you sometimes open doors for yourself.

We must learn that when people devalue any one Life, they devalue all Life.

If you believe Life is sacred, you must also believe unnecessary killing is sacrilege.

Man must learn that his current path is not suitable for Earth, and soon, Earth won't be suitable for Man.

Nature never rushes, yet everything gets done.

A day is a day. It’s just a measurement of time. Whether it’s a good day or a bad day is up to you. It’s all a matter of perception.

Some trees grow straight, while others grow gnarled and twisted. Yet none are imperfect. Perfection is merely a perception.

To change undesirable behaviors we see in the world, we must change the thinking that leads to those behaviors.

My race is not a better race, it is simply a different race.

The best kind of comedy to me is when you make people laugh at things they’ve never laughed at, and also take a light into the darkened corners of people’s minds, exposing them to the light.

Those who teach the most about humanity, aren’t always human.

Life is more than just a bump in the road. All life is sacred.

A river has many curves, but it always reaches the ocean.

Anything you do to overcome or prevent, causes a spotlight on the every thing you are wanting to overcome and prevent. You cannot take enough action to compensate for the Energy that you're flowing.

What, then, are some of the shifts that have happened in our understanding of the composing process that make a focus on digital writing in the writing workshop that much more compelling?

You haven't seen yourself until you look through the eyes of your characters.~Tanela Hicks

You haven't seen yourself until you look through the eyes of your characters."~Tanela Hicks