Rachael Harris Quotes

I'm very, very serious - I'm serious enough not to take myself too seriously. That means I can be completely wedded to the moment. But when I leave that moment, I want to be completely wedded to the next moment.

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

If men can learn to be less defensive, more open to others, and more accepting of accountability, they will adapt well to the new global economy.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

I know that some people have different personas for the different things they do, and I'm not criticizing that - maybe it's a good thing - but I'm the same old person, so I take everything in stride.

Just be open, life is about a constant journey and I'm very spiritual, but I'm also in touch with what's going on around me and who I am, and you have to know yourself. So for me, that's what keeps me going is just being interactive.

Say your truth-kindly, but fully and completely. Live your truth, gently, but totally and consistently. Change your truth easily and quickly when your experience brings you new clarity.

Every aspect of your personality, if you're wise, you're able to separate each one of them and put them to use at the best time for the best position.

Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me.

But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience.

You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be willing to express it.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

Learn to take responsibility for emotions, and to manage energies, always working within present resources.

I'm at a point where I'm going where the journey leads me. I've set goals but I don't get really hung up if I don't achieve those goals right away or in my time, you know what I mean?

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

I take deep breaths and be true to my heart.

I learned to focus on what's real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

I do not see myself, I never make plans, I never set goals, and I never do that kind of stuff; I don't like to futurize, I barely know what I will do tomorrow, and because there is a working plan here, I've never futurized because life always surprises me with things even better.

It's very important for me to be absolutely present in order to be emotional.

One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control.

I want to stay true to who I am by trying to be in the moment.