Anthony J. D’Angelo

In order to succeed you must fail so you know what to do better the next time.

Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspision that he is trying to be funny.

People cannot discover new lands until they have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Greatest thing in life is experience. Even mistakes have value.

Forgiveness of those who have transgressed against you, or those you love, is not about them; it is about you. It is a gift to yourself.

The way out of life and death is not some special technique; essential thing is to penetrate to the root of life and death.

One of the things I realized is that if you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don’t prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list, your kids fall lower and lower on your list.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

We are always seeking for those things which are in the clouds, not for those that lie at our feet.

I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within – in front of the sea.

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.

These are our neighbours, our co-workers, friends’ children… the problem is closer than you think, but so is the solution.

Don’t wait until you’re in a crisis to come up with a crisis plan.

You have to be odd to be number one.

When you get emotional, slow your thoughts down, and listen attentively (write it down). That way, you’ll be able to hear what you are thinking. You do this becoming very still and very quiet, and recording your thoughts. These high-speed thoughts and internal reactions always precede your feelings and emotions. Trust me, you did tell yourself something if you now feel anger, mad, anxious, frustrated, sad or depressed. From now on, whenever you get upset, listen ever so carefully, to what you are telling yourself.

Anytime I want to feel closer to the ocean, I just lay by your side and listen to the waves ebb and swell in every breath you give and take, and feel each one crash inside of me. I knew from the first time I saw you that whoever said empty shells carried the ocean’s songs had never met you before.