Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.

- Barbara Sher

You don't have to get it right the first time.

- Barbara Sher

Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do - can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do.

- Barbara Sher

When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.

- Barbara Sher

Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

- Barbara Sher

And our dreams are who we are.

- Barbara Sher

We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.

- Barbara Sher

It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

- Barbara Sher

You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.

- Barbara Sher

Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.

- Barbara Sher

The cure for sorrow is to learn something.

- Barbara Sher

Isolation is a dream killer.

- Barbara Sher

Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.

- Barbara Sher

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

- Barbara Sher

When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.

- Barbara Sher

The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

- Barbara Sher

Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.

- Barbara Sher