Quotes by : Martha Beck

Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from....

Since our society equates happiness with youth, we often assume that sorrow, quiet desperation, and hopelessness....

Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.

You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one....

Western democracies exalt the ideal of social equality, but our economic system arguably emerged from....

If we're stuck with having expectations, there's a very good reason to embrace positive ones: It's that....

Getting bogged down in old stories stops the flow of learning by censoring our perceptions, making us....

Sometimes a psychic tells you something and it feels wrong and others may be right on the money. It's....

The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to choose....

Ten years ago, I still feared loss enough to abandon myself in order to keep things stable. I'd smile....