Bryant McGill

“Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward — get real with yourself!”

“You will be a different person after the storm, because the storm will heal you from your perfection.”

“The inherent prejudice in unnaturally-produced nationalism causes a form of cultural blindness, which prevents us from seeing the obvious ways we could co-exist in the world as a co-operative human family.”

“Good poetry does not exist merely for the sake of itself, but rather, is a byproduct of yearning and growth; great poetry canonizes that yearning for the growth of others.”

“Let your greatest possession be the ability to let go of any possession, joyfully.”

“A good place to begin, is to forgive yourself for judging in the first place.”

“Educate yourself. Learn everything you can and then let knowledge yield to kindness.”

“Something is reflecting our thoughts back to us in obvious and not so obvious ways.”

“The individual cannot exist outside of the many spheres of the deeply interconnected webs of life”

“Every shortcut has a price usually greater than the reward.”

“Live in the present, or die in your past; it's your choice.”

“What is a human but a choice maker? Choices are powerful. Choices change history. Choices change the world. Remember your power!”

“You have to accept that you'll never be good enough for some people. Whether that is going to be your problem or theirs is up to you.”

“Success is a spiritual process, not a worldly one; that is to say it is an internal process, and not external.”

“What we want for others doesn't work unless they want it for themselves.”

“In your tragedies you will find your most magnificent opportunities for rebirth.”

“Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.”

“An important step in escaping mediocrity is to stop worrying about what other people think of you.”

“Love always was and always will be the only real answer. Why else do you think we have been taught so much hate?”

“Guilt can interfere with our desires to move forward, to heal properly and to become a person who has the mental health and means of proper recompense.”