Bernie Siegel Quotes

I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

Being able to control your mind is a beautiful thing.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

Mindfulness has helped me succeed in almost every dimension of my life. By stopping regularly to look inward and become aware of my mental state, I stay connected to the source of my actions and thoughts and can guide them with considerably more intention.

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that my breathing rate would increase, and that would affect my ability to think as well as I normally would. So when that starts happening, I slow down.

I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.

Anybody can play decent golf like me, but people trip on their own minds. They need to create a little distance between what they think and what they do.

Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.

I've learned that I can be calm during important points.

Keep your head on your shoulders.

You can feel up, you can feel down, and you have to keep your emotions kind of somewhere to be focused on the next ball.

If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That's the way to go in sports.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

Even if I do miss a shot, I found something to keep me calm and not get myself rattled. Once I missed one, I'd tense up and I'd miss the next one, too. So I found a peace within myself.

The mind has to be gradually and systematically brought under control.

Discipline is necessary to curb the mind, otherwise there is no peace.