Top 121 Quotes & Sayings by Bill Crawford
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a comedian Bill Crawford.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
We can't always choose how we feel. We can, however, choose what we do about it, which ironically can change how we feel!
The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.
Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.
How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don't give your chain to jerks!
Change isn't always easy, but with purposeful practice, any old habit can be replaced with a way of being we would recommend to those we love.
Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
A relationship is like life. It isn't a process of preservation, but of change and growth. Unless you grow and change together, you will change ... and grow apart.
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
When stress and anxiety have your system stuck in a brainstem loop? Reboot. It's I.T. for life!
Our success and happiness depends not on simply knowing where we stand, but in where we are wanting to go.
To understand ourself, we must understand our "selves," or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.
Nothing will sabotage our happiness and success more thoroughly than the fear that we are not enough.
Worry, shame, and fear can't be the energy with which we deal with food and weight. It only spurs us to eat more food and produce more glucose/sugar which gets stored as fat.
We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
There are two ways to respond to the trials and tribulations of our present and past . . . 'Ain't it awful?' . . . or . . . 'Good information!' Our choice of responses will determine our experience of life.
There are two ways to look at most problems... 'Oh Crap!' or, 'Good Information!,' and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.
To be influential in our conversations, we must first be aware of two things, (1) what do we want to bring to the conversation and (2) what do we want to bring out in others.
The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.
When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.
Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.
The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.
All connections are infused with dreams of what is possible in the future. Thus, when we lose something or someone important to us, we aren't just grieving the loss, we are grieving the shattered dream.
When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.
The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.
Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind.
Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
We've all heard that in life, when one door is closed, another is opened. Unfortunately, many of us are so focused on the darkness left by what has been lost, we never see the light coming through the newly opened door.
You can't use stress, anxiety, frustration, and worry to deal with your stress, anxiety, frustration, and worry. It's like pulling up to a burning building with a flame thrower. The energy of the problem can't be the energy behind a successful solution.
One key to successful relationships is learning to say "no" without guilt, so that you can say "yes" without resentment.
Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn't there be a time when we learn to take care of ourselves?
Stress is a signal that something needs to change. Suffering, is when we don't make the change!
Freedom isn't about having permission to do whatever we want... it's about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.
To influence others to change, you must be able to frame that change in terms of the future, and in a way that has value to all concerned.
There are only three things we 'have to' do in this world we have to be born, we have to die, and we have to live until we die. Everything else is a choice!
A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.
Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop.
Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.
When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What's important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of who we are.
Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series 'on purpose' ?
Diversity, or the state of being different, isn't the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organizations.
When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
Regardless of what is being discussed . . . the issue is never more important than the quality of the interaction.
Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.
To change any aspect of our life we must be willing to change our mind... Unfortunately, that is the one thing most people are the least willing to do.
What we feed our mind becomes the material with which we build our life.
The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.
Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the 'other' as both dangerous and important!
Making changes isn't about stopping the problem, it's about starting the solution.
To truly be of service to others, we must first serve the server. The ability to bring an enlightened presence to those in need is the ability to light a candle without burning ourselves out.
Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.
People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.
In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.
Sometimes our ability to accept what we can't change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.
Peace of Mind? Don't leave home (or go home) without it.
Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.
As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.
True 'magic' is simply the ability to transcend what seems to be and, thus, transform one's experience. Maybe we could all use a little 'Harry Potter' in our lives.
A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.
Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
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