Dan Millman Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

There are no ordinary moments.

There are no ordinary moments.

The journey is what brings us happiness, not the destination.

The journey is what brings us happiness, not the destination.

You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.

You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.

Life comes at us in waves. We can’t predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf.

Life comes at us in waves. We can’t predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf.

A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does.

A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does.

Be happy now, without reason – or you never will be at all.

Be happy now, without reason – or you never will be at all.

Bad people don’t go to hell, they are already there.

Bad people don’t go to hell, they are already there.

Live with a peaceful heart; cultivate a warrior’s spirit.

Live with a peaceful heart; cultivate a warrior’s spirit.

To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.

To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.

The only laws are paradox, humor and change.

The only laws are paradox, humor and change.

The secret of change consists in concentrating one’s energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.

The secret of change consists in concentrating one’s energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.

Choice means giving up something you want for something else you want more.

Choice means giving up something you want for something else you want more.

The warrior is Here, Now.

The warrior is Here, Now.

Before you can see the Light, you have to deal with the darkness.

Before you can see the Light, you have to deal with the darkness.

Aim not to win or succeed, but for excellence at the moment.

Aim not to win or succeed, but for excellence at the moment.

Find the heart of it. Make the complex simple, and you can achieve mastery.

Find the heart of it. Make the complex simple, and you can achieve mastery.

The warrior acts, the fool reacts.

The warrior acts, the fool reacts.

Everything you need to know is within you. Listen. Feel. Trust the body’s wisdom.

Everything you need to know is within you. Listen. Feel. Trust the body’s wisdom.

When in haste, rest in the present. Take a deep breath and come back to here and now.

When in haste, rest in the present. Take a deep breath and come back to here and now.

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.

This moment deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.

This moment deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.

Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.

Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.

We discover our character through decisions under pressure.

We discover our character through decisions under pressure.

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

Better never begin; once begun, better finish.

Better never begin; once begun, better finish.

The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?

The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?

When you release your expectations that the world should fulfill you, your disappointments vanish.

When you release your expectations that the world should fulfill you, your disappointments vanish.

Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared.

Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared.

You have to lose your mind in order to regain your senses.

You have to lose your mind in order to regain your senses.

Wisdom is the use of knowledge.

Wisdom is the use of knowledge.

While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting.

While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting.

I had lost my mind and fallen into my heart.

I had lost my mind and fallen into my heart.

Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.

Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.

If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you’re out-numbered

If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you’re out-numbered

As you manage your money, you manage your life.

As you manage your money, you manage your life.