Paulo Coelho Quotes

If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

Begin where you are. Read every word, every phrase, every paragraph of the mind, as it operates through thought.

Your life is a series of moments in "now." The better you make your "now" the better your life.

The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we're continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.

If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.

If you try to live that which is past, that which IS will bypass you.

Each minute we spend worrying about the future and regretting the past is a minute we miss in our appointment with life - a missed opportunity to engage life and to see that each moment gives us the chance to change for the better, to experience peace and joy.

Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with Love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.

Life flies by, and it's easy to get lost in the blur. In adolescence, it's 'How do I fit in?' In your 20s, it's 'What do I want to do?' In your 30s, 'Is this what I'm meant to do?' I think the trick is living the questions. Not worrying so much about what's ahead but rather sitting in the grey area - being OK with where you are.

We can influence who we will be tomorrow, for tomorrow can only be built on today.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Every day I am trying to improve my life.

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.

I guess I'm living in the present more than the past.

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.

Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.

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.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Big will always be a part of my life. But I'm still on this Earth, so I have to live my life for now and the future.

I live my life day by day, and that's how I continue to live it.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

The way I try to live is 'Be here now.' Be your best self now.