Quotes: Favorites Quotes: Author Quotes: Topics Quotes: Collection Sig Services Blueprint Results Process Contact
Background Image
I have talked about choosing rather than acting from compulsion. when you feel that you have to live according to someone else's direction or live so that you never disappoint or hurt anybody, then your life is a continual assessment of whether or not you please other people.
-Virginia Satir
Please Wait....
Translating....

I Have Talked About Choosing Rather Than

Virginia Satir
I have talked about choosing rather than acting from compulsion. when you feel that you have to live according to someone else's direction or live so that you never disappoint or hurt anybody, then your life is a continual assessment of whether or not you please other people.
Views: 10
Cite this Page
Prevent plagiarism by providing proper attribution.
APA FORMAT
Embed this Quote
Copy this HTML code to embed the quote on your website or blog.
HTML CODE
Topic
Hurt Assessment People

More From Virginia Satir

Live long enough and you'll disappoint everyone. people think you're able to help them and usually you can't. and so it becomes a process of choosing the one or two people you try hardest not to disappoint. the person in my life i am determined not to disappoint is you.
Thinking Two Long
Organize your reality according to your strength; organize your reality according to your playfulness; according to your dreams; according to your joy; according to your hopes - and then you can help those who organize their reality according to their fears.
Dream Reality Joy
If you can disappoint yourself as much as you love yourself and you still manage to disappoint yourself then why are you shocked when other people that you love disappoint you.
Love You People Disappoint
Would you please please please please please please please stop talking?
Talking Please
There's a wonderful old italian joke about a poor man who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint,'dear saint-please, please, please...give me the grace to win the lottery.' this lament goes on for months. finally the exasperated statue come to life, looks down at the begging man and says in weary disgust,'my son-please, please, please...buy a ticket.
Son Italian Winning
I tried to concentrate on the angel's voice instead. "bella, please! bella, listen to me, please, please, please, bella, please!" he begged. yes, i wanted to say. anything. but i couldn't find my lips. "carlisle!" the angel called, agony in his perfect voice. "bella, bella, no, oh please, no, no!" and the angel was sobbing tearless, broken sobs. the angel shouldn't weep, it was wrong. i tried to find him, to tell him everything was fine, but the water was so deep, it was pressing on me, and i couldn't breathe.
Angel Agony Voice
Similar Quotes
At the round earth's imagined corners, blow your trumpets, angels, and arise, arise from death, you numberless infinities of souls **** all whom war, dearth, age, agues, tyrannies, despair, law, chance, hath slain.
War Angel Blow
Living life from a whole different angle. only see the road through the wings of an angel.
Life Angel Humble
There is an angel within the monkey struggling to get free, and this is what the historical crisis is all about.
Struggle Angel Historical
A fine thing to be talking about angels in this day when common thieves smash the holy rosaries of their victims in the street.
Angel Talking Rosary

Trending Author

Rhonda Byrne
Rhonda Byrne
Spencer Bachus
Spencer Bachus
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart
Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Kim Smith
Kim Smith
Category
Information
Inspirational
Philosophy
Personal Growth
Happiness & Joy
Life Lessons
Success & Business
Motivation
Quote AI Helper
Hello! I'm your AI assistant. Ask me anything about quotes or authors!