37 Inspiring Quotes from PhD (by Teresa L. DeCicco)

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PhD Quotes

Birth is not a beginning; it’s a continuation. That lends tremendous comfort because we then understand that, equally true, death is not an end; it’s merely a continuation.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


True love is healthy, respectful, and nurturing, whether it’s for ourselves or for another person. It’s positive, uplifting, constructive, and healing to those in our sphere of influence, including the person we look at in the mirror every single morning—ourselves.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


As conscious awareness awakens to the effects that environments have on the body and on one’s emotional life, then there is a prodigious need to create environments that will reduce deleterious effects. “Living Beyond the Five Senses

— Teresa L. DeCicco, PhD


Each of us has an undeniable responsibility to ourself and the rest of the world to be our personal best on any given day.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


The Responsive Classroom approach creates an ideal environment for learning–every teacher should know about it.

— Daniel Goleman, PhD


All of us at some time will have someone to forgive for something they did or failed to do. And all of us at some time will need forgiveness for something we did or failed to do.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


HAPPINESS is based on externals; it fluctuates up and down every day. JOY, on the other hand, is internal; it can be cultivated and nurtured. We can be joyful even in the midst of a chaotic, unpredictable world.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Live light. Offload internal and external baggage for peace within and peace without.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


My mother, Delle Hunter, was a physically small woman, yet she was the biggest person I’ve ever known. She had total focus, an attribute that deeply impressed me. She taught me by example that how we live impacts how we die. She lived a life of courage, beauty, and integrity; she died in the same manner.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Everything begins to feel right when we see the world in a different way.”Living Beyond the Five Senses

— Teresa L. DeCicco, PhD


Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry and what we perceive is how we live.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


People who are adept in healthy self-expression exercise front-end consideration before speaking.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Joy is inexplicable peace that comes from within.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Oftentimes we feel like we can’t say no, but YOU’LL LOWER YOUR STRESS BY NOT SAYING YES all of the time.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Life’s Journeys Inward seeking moves towards being-time Outward seeking journies among life’s ornaments

— Earl R Smith II, PhD


Life is an expression of the choices we make.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


We may never pick up a paintbrush or sculpt a masterpiece, but each one of us—without exception—is an artist in our own way.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


One of the benchmarks of great communicators is their ability to listen not just to what’s being said, but to what’s not being said as well. They listen between the lines.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Don’t allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


We judge ourselves by our intentions but others by their actions. We tend to think other people’s mistakes are caused by character flaws while our mistakes are due to situational factors. “I had a headache on the day of the examine, but he’s not very smart.” Then we have the opposite. Our good behavior is attributable to fundamental traits while other people’s is temporary and situational. “I’m returning this wallet to lost and found because I’m a moral and ethical person. Others do so only if they’re seen picking it up.”Thus we own our strengths and disavow our weaknesses. This is a big obstetrical to overcoming self-destruction behavior, it justifies all our attempts to deny or put off our need to change and rationalizes the consequences of our actions.

— Richard O’Connor, PhD


Creativity is more than the capacity to be inventive or innovative; it’s more than the ability to create great works of art, music, or dance. Creativity is an inherent tool that’s needed for wellness.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


When we inhabit our own life—stop doing things based on the approval of others—we offload baggage and trade up to joy!

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Life is about showing up, so is writing. That’s why I sit at my desk every day and dance my fingers across the keyboard

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Any belief worth embracing will stand up to the litmus test of scrutiny. If we have to qualify, rationalize, make exceptions for, or turn a blind eye to maintain a belief, then it may well be time to release that belief.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Most people quit because they are worried about what people are saying. Don’t worry about people worry about you. Dr victor Ide-Okoye

— Victor Ide-Okoye, PhD


Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift ourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


I may be wrong, but I doubt it.

— B.M.W. Schrapnel, PhD


Regardless of the religious tradition, spiritual path, or personal perspective we choose to embrace, the potential exists for it to encourage and uplift every aspect of our being and to affect the types of goals we may choose to set for ourselves.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Writers are the wind that sail words across the page.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Never underestimate the influence you have on others.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Just as we expect others to value our boundaries, it’s equally important for us to respect the boundaries of others.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Enlightenment is recognizing that we are all connected, then consciously living that realization—our thoughts, words, and actions an unshakable reflection of that understanding.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Smart entrepreneurs know when they are wrong and they are successful because they recognize what they did wrong

— Victor Ide-Okoye, PhD


Doing something for the mere joy of it—for one’s self or others—is quite possibly one of the best returns on an investment of time that a person can receive.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Awareness is a great neutralizer of negative emotions.” Living Beyond the Five Senses

— Teresa L. DeCicco, PhD


Alchemy is the process of changing lead into gold. Inner alchemy (personal transformation) occurs when we clear our clutter—internal and external—and let go of things that no longer serve us well. This creates balance and space, a place that nurtures contentment, which I believe is true success.

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD


Be the spark—live light!

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD