Henri Nouwen Quotes

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

The person in peak-experiences feels himself, more than other times, to be the responsible, active, creating center of his activities and of his perceptions. He feels more like a prime-mover, more self-determined (rather than caused, determined, helpless, dependent, passive, weak, bossed). He feels himself to be his own boss, fully responsible, fully volitional, with more "free-will" than at other times, master of his fate, an agent.

Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.

The world of evil is only as evil as we allow it to be.

Evil has only the power we give it.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

I run my own world, because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future is in my hands and I don't want to blame anybody else for the path that I take.

A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.

You do what you want and know is right. That is the only law.

I really do see that anywhere I am, whether it's doing interviews a hundred in a row, that every situation I'm in, I'm at choice in the matter.

Everything is generated through your own will power.

You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.

You decide the things that ultimately you do. You have choices in this world, and that's how I live.

I believe everybody is responsible for what they do themselves.

Self Control, Not State Control

I feel you're in charge of your own situation.

You control what you can control.

Trump doesn't define my destiny, only I do and the Lord above.

Personal responsibility matters.

Not one person can make or break what I'm doing, except me or God.

Integrity in the Moment of Choice: Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.

The power to affect your future lies within your own hands.

Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?