M.C. Steve Quotes

To forget the self is to remember that we don't exist alone, but in relation to other people, to other creatures, to the planet, and to the universe.

[F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe.

It made a big difference in my life to grow up with a dad who wasn't afraid of how great my mom was.

Some of the things I hated my parents for when I was younger are the same things I love my parents for now that I'm older.

Sometimes the issue isn't that your problems are so big, it's that you see yourself as being so small.

Is she always like this?" "No, usually worse.

It is when I struggle that I strengthen. It is when challenged to my core that I learn the depth of who I am.

You're better than the life you've settled for. RISE to the challenge of your dreams! Don't just dream it - LIVE it!

Religion is the subjective experience. Science is the objective reality. To argue either is a ridiculous waste of time and energy.

It’s never lost on me that it was the religious who Jesus had to challenge not to throw stones.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but love is the perfection of it".'Perfection

Behavior speaks… Before you even open your mouth, your actions have told me who you are and what you’re about.

Speak with your words and your message can be distorted... Speak with your actions and you'll leave no doubt.

Your actions should be so dedicated that no one should have to ask you what you want.

I applaud those who speak, but I admire those who act.

When your actions are aligned with your dreams and goals, you become the point of origin for their reality.

I used to hold grudges until I realized that most people are narcissistic and their actions are driven by an unhealthy self-interest and not maliciousness towards me.

We can cure the disease of intolerance. We must do it if the world is to survive. No us. No them. Just we.

We are meant to be one. And only after we realize that amazing truth can we find what we need – true peace.

Why let go of yesterday? Because yesterday has already let go of you.

Letting go is never easy. There is no short-cut or trick to it. You must be committed enough to your future to let go of your past. It's not easy and it's likely to hurt, but it is for the best.

Free yourself from the people who cause you drama and poison your soul. You know who they are... The first ones you thought of when you read this. They have to go.

The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut, and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free.

You would free yourself from so much stress and drama if you just understood and embraced the truth that you are enough.

Stop validating your victim mentality. Shake off your self-defeating drama and embrace your innate ability to recover and achieve.

There are often great lessons to be learned at the roots of stress, drama, and heartache. Don’t let the magnitude of the circumstance blind you to the value of the lesson.

Those with a perpetual victim mindset tend to create the situations from which they suffer.

The secret to teamwork is an outward mindset.

Excuses, criticisms, and superstitions are vitamins for haters, but poison for the successful. Rise above!

Every great tragedy forms a fertile soil in which a great recovery can take root and blossom, but only if you plant the seeds.

Every great tragedy forms a fertile soil in which a great recovery can take root and blossom...but only if you plant the seeds.

He tries to hand the water back, but I refuse. Jeremy's will is always stronger than anybody else's, though, and when he says he'll only drink more if I do first, I cave and drink

Your life is a reflection… you don't get what you WANT, you get what you ARE. You gotta BE it to SEE it.

Messy" is a word we use to explain a conflict with an expectation we had. Eliminate the expectation, and you eliminate the "messy".

A broken heart bleeds tears.

Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.

When you're crying, your tears may be watering the seeds of your come-back.

Be a reflection of excellence.

Be driven with purpose. Be relentless in your alignment with excellence. Pay no mind to the disimpassioned impotent haters.

Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you GET for it, but what you BECOME for it.

Be the type of friend you would like to have.

Most haters are stuck in a poisonous mental prison of jealousy and self-doubt that blinds them to their own potentiality.

I believe that everyone has a story to tell. The problem that is inherent to most aspiring authors is that they struggle with getting the story from their head to the page.

To my horror principles have wormed their way into [the] fabric of my being.

Haters never seem to realize that jealousy is an infinite torture to which you condemn yourself.

This was one of those mid-thirties moments when you take a look at the stale, half-chewed bagel your life has become and kiss jealousy on its smokey mouth.

You are my beautiful forever... a connection so deep that even an eternity doesn't seem long enough to spend with you.

The diversity of our connections outside our particular tribe is directly proportionate to our ability to listen, learn and love.

Be more than a father, be a dad. Be more than a figure, be an example.

Giving develops discipline and an awareness of others' misfortune, which helps you to focus on what is truly important.