Haniel Long Quotes

For me, life isn't about being recognized or having everyone know who I am. That's not why I'm here. To me, my foundation is the most important thing I do or have ever done. That's what my life is about.

Seeing what you want from life from the inside out, rather than from the outside in, is the most important thing.

The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering.

After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.

My demons, inner strengths and physical battles have guided me through life.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

I'm not a weight lifter. I'm a seeker. Weight lifting is so insignificant in my life.

Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.

If you can understand the inner life, then you can wear the uniform, the tattoos, or whatnot and realize that the things that are different about us become superficial.

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

And the most important thing isn't the trophies, it's the experiences, what you lived, what's here in your heart, what you know, what you live. No one can ever steal that from you.

The most important thing about a person is that you know who you are and what you want. You should be capable of introspection and evaluate yourself.

While the majority of my career has relied on my aesthetics and how I look, I worked hard at keeping a spiritual connection with what was most important, what is inside me.

The best advice Drake's given anybody is to know yourself. It's the most important thing to live by.

There isn't anything except your own life that can be used as ground for your spiritual practice. Spiritual practice is your life, twenty-four hours a day.

There are moments when the inner life actually 'pays,' when years of self-scrutiny, conducted for no ulterior motive, are suddenly of practical use.

Is the life I'm living the life that wants to live in me?

Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through.

It was my interest in happiness that led me to the subject of habits, and of course, the study of habits is really the study of happiness. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life, and a significant element of happiness.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The Intoxication of Life,' 'The Purpose of Life,' 'The Real Cause of Man's Distress,' 'The Journey to the Goal in Life,' and, one of my favorites, 'The Heart of Man.' They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me.

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

I went through a lot of my life not being mindful of how I was living it. I wasn't mindful environmentally, or whether I was on track.

I try to say something about the human condition whenever I can when I'm lucky.