Bernie Siegel Quotes

All I have are my experiences, and I like to share my experiences to see if people could learn from them.

More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don't is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

I learned from my past.

To me, it's always interesting to see what people end up regretting, as a way maybe to avoid such regrets in your own life.

But I'm not an idiot. At the end of the day, I've learned a lot.

When I wrote Living in the Light, I wanted to share about how I live my own life and to encourage people to tap into their own inner wisdom.

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.

Some of the things I'm most proud of, it isn't because I think it's my best work; it's because of something that it's taught me.

I learned so much from Tony Danza I learned so much about myself.

My goal is not necessarily to be an inspiration. I think, if anything, I want to continue to be inspired and to continue to grow as a person.

I learned so much about life and other human beings - then about myself.

It always surprises me when people say, 'I don't regret one thing about my life. I wouldn't change anything because it's all led me to where I am today.' I would want to change certain things that have caused others pain.

I feel like I've been able to grow personally because of playing SpongeBob.

My videos are meant to make people look at themselves at the end of the day. They all have a message.

If my story can help someone to better themselves in life, then so be it.

Wise men learn by others' harms, fools scarcely by their own.

I think it's important for people like me to evaluate and reevaluate.

Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it.

People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is.

It's been one of the most important tools for me in personal growth for understanding myself, how I am, and what effect I do have on other people.

If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have it within himself.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

Your own private journal should record the way you face up to challenges that beset you. Do not suppose life changes so much that your experiences will not be interesting to your posterity. Experiences of work, relations with people, and an awareness of the rightness and wrongness of actions will always be relevant.

I had people in my life who were insane and negative, but they taught me how not to be, how I didn't want to end up.