Alan Cohen Quotes

“To make the world a better place, see the world as a better place.”

— Alan Cohen

“Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one.”

— Alan Cohen

For everyone you create to be dependent on you, you are equally dependent on them. Neither relationship is healthy.

— Alan Cohen

Quit planning your dream and start living it.

— Alan Cohen

Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us.

— Alan Cohen

“You can only see in someone else what you see in yourself.”

— Alan Cohen

“God is a frequency. Stay tuned.”

— Alan Cohen

“You empower what you fight.
You withdraw power from what you release.”

— Alan Cohen

Anger is the ego's way of cloaking fear to make what is frail seem formidable.

— Alan Cohen

“The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.”

— Alan Cohen

Those who recognize their innocence do not expect, receive, or accept punishment from any outside source.

— Alan Cohen

What happens to you happens from you.

— Alan Cohen

“Everything you think, feel, say, and do contains seeds of more of itself.”

— Alan Cohen

“Life does not control you. What you believe about it, does.”

— Alan Cohen

“My eyes, my tongue, my hands, my feet today Have but one purpose; to be given Christ To use to bless the world with miracles. - W, LESSON 353”

— Alan Cohen

“A man's story is worth telling only if the truth he discovers is greater than the pain that led him to seek it.”

— Alan Cohen

“Agony is not something that happens to you.
To agonize is a choice.”

— Alan Cohen

“Any problem you recognize represents but a tiny blip on the radar screen of your well-being. Even while you are experiencing a difficulty, homeostasis is working on your behalf to return you to perfect balance. Your role is simply to relax and allow nature to take its healing course.”

— Alan Cohen

“We can look at any experience in two ways: through the eyes of lack, or the eyes of plenty. Fear sees limits, while love sees possibilities. Each attitude will be justified by the belief system you cherish. Change your allegiance from fear to love, and love will sustain you wherever you walk.”

— Alan Cohen

“Trust who and what you are, and the universe will support you in miraculous ways.”

— Alan Cohen

“The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.”

— Alan Cohen

Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now.

— Alan Cohen

“Successful people pay more attention to their visions and goals than to history and the opinions of others.”

— Alan Cohen

“Don't use the past as an excuse to miss out on your future.”

— Alan Cohen

“Ask for peace first, and you will clearly see your next step.”

— Alan Cohen

“I claim my heart's desire, and I choose my direction. I will attain my chosen goal.”

— Alan Cohen

“Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.”

— Alan Cohen

An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices.

— Alan Cohen

“The more you invest in your happiness, the more happiness will invest in you.”

— Alan Cohen

“Every experience empowers you twice: First when you enter into it with a whole heart, and again when you leave it with a whole heart.”

— Alan Cohen

“All of your errors have not built a wall against your success. They have paved your way to it.”

— Alan Cohen

“When you want what you want more than you fear what you want, you will have it.”

— Alan Cohen

“To seek greatness outside yourself is turn your back on the treasure within.”

— Alan Cohen

“Spirit is a more accurate measure of success than the ruler.”

— Alan Cohen

You cannot instill joy. You can only find where it lives and bring it forth.

— Alan Cohen

“The only real knowledge is who you really are - a spiritual being created in the image in the likeness of a loving God. If you know that, everything you do will honor the wisdom and beauty you already own.”

— Alan Cohen

“The words "genius" and "genuine" derive from the same root. The core of genius is authenticity.”

— Alan Cohen

“The thoughts you think when you are happiest are the closest to the truth.”

— Alan Cohen

“When we make the choice to care, we set into motion a snowball effect that touches many people, most of whom we will never know about ... never underestimate the importance of a kind act.”

— Alan Cohen

“When faced with demanding situations, can you keep your heart as light as a feather? Can you laugh your way through challenges and maintain an attitude freer than fear? When confronted with upsets and the poisonous projections of others, can you remember that all is well? Do you know that you are a spiritual being, not subject to the whims and caprices of earthly tides?”

— Alan Cohen

“It is not selfish or narcissistic to love yourself. It is your first and foremost responsibility.”

— Alan Cohen

“Be clear on where you are and where you want to go and you will get there. It can be the best year of your life.”

— Alan Cohen

“In the end, we shall recognize our song and sing it well. You may feel a little warbly at the moment, but so have all the great singers. Just keep singing and you'll find your way home.”

— Alan Cohen

“The love affair you seek is with yourself.”

— Alan Cohen

“Life's gift to you is your unique vantage point. Your gift to life is expressing from it.”

— Alan Cohen

“Blessed are those who are so naive that they do not know what they cannot do.”

— Alan Cohen

“There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”

— Alan Cohen

“The point of life is not to be married or single - it is to be. We are human beings, or humans being. It does not matter so much what lifestyle we choose - it's what we make of the opportunities to grow, that counts.”

— Alan Cohen

“People will pay me to feel the passion and energy I breathe into my career and creations.”

— Alan Cohen

“Money is not the root of all evil ... ignorance is the root of all evil. People do cruel and foolish things for money because they feel oppressed by a sense of lack. If people knew their power to generate wealth, they would never fight or hurt each other over money.”

— Alan Cohen