"You are doomed to make choices. This is life's greatest paradox."
Quotes by Wayne Dyer
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Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. Dyer earned a bachelor's degree in History and Philosophy, a master's degree in psychology and an Ed.D. in Guidance and Counseling at Wayne State University in 1970. Early in his career, he worked as a high school guidance counselor, and went on to run a successful private therapy practice. He became a popular professor of counselor education at St. John's University, where he was approached by a literary agent to put his ideas into book form. The result was his first book, Your Erroneous Zones (1976). This launched Dyer's career as a motivational speaker and self-help author, during which he published 20 more best-selling books and produced a number of popular specials for PBS. Influenced by thinkers such as Abraham Maslow and Albert Ellis, Dyer's early work focused on psychological themes such as motivation, self-actualization and assertiveness. By the 1990s, the focus of his work had shifted to spirituality. Inspired by Swami Muktananda and New Thought, he promoted themes such as the "power of intention," collaborated with alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra on a number of projects, and was a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Wayne Dyer quotes on Life
View all Life quotes →"Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you."
"You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'."
"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Choice
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View all Truth quotes →Wayne Dyer quotes on Money
View all Money quotes →"Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do."
"When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Time
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View all Love quotes →Wayne Dyer quotes on Action
View all Action quotes →"The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Respect
View all Respect quotes →"Relationships based on obligation lack dignity."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Philosophy
View all Philosophy quotes →"What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Peace
View all Peace quotes →"A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Loneliness
View all Loneliness quotes →"You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Humor
View all Humor quotes →"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Change
View all Change quotes →"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Justice
View all Justice quotes →"There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Work
View all Work quotes →"Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Science
View all Science quotes →"Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you."
Wayne Dyer quotes on Inspirational
View all Inspirational quotes →"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice."