Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that's a good thing to learn.

Before someone can change his ideas, he has to open his heart.

I'm no where as tough as my father. I really think that I am more open to change than he was.

I've learned that the perfect picture that I hold in my mind of what my life looks like is constantly changing, growing, evolving. I remind myself that I am exactly where I need to be in my life; otherwise, I would surely be somewhere else.

One of the ways we women often handicap ourselves is thinking that once we've made a decision or a commitment, we can't change.

I don't mind being wrong, and I don't mind changing my mind.

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine.

I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.

I really try to wake up with my music the same as I do with my life, and that is with no expectations. I just feel what I feel that day and follow it.

I've learned in my life that things change. Seasons changes, times change. We take different jobs. Our children grow. So, we have to study the people in our lives and adapt to them, because when we do that, we get more out of our relationships.

I used to think, 'Everything's okay, or will be. I'll go on with this stance.' But after the World Cup, I was open to everything: if someone suggested a change in my technique I felt could work for me, I was willing to give it a try.

No matter what twists and turns your life offers you, your ability to be adaptable and flexible will help you to stay open to all of the hidden gifts that difficulty may offer.

Adjust to your surroundings, because the world don't wait for you.

I am comfortable with being uncomfortable.

If people are looking for someone who has never changed their mind and is unwilling to admit they make mistakes, that's not me.

If they say I am inconsistent let them say it, for it is true, because inconsistency is a part of living

Life will not always change, so we must be willing to change.

I try my best to learn from other people's mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.

We're not really good at knowing what we want, and we are quick to say 'this sucks'. That's where the opportunity lies.

Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.

Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries.

Everything should be understood, and anything can be transformed - that is the modern view.