Livingston Seagull Quotes

• Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight - how to get from shore to food and back again

  Richard Bach

  Flying, Gulls, Facts

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The New Complete Edition”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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• He spoke of very simple things- that it is right for a gull to fly, that freedom is the very nature of his being, that whatever stands against that freedom must be set aside, be it ritual or superstition or limitation in any form. "Set aside," came a voice from the multitude, "even if it be the Law of the Flock?" "The only true law is that which leads to freedom," Jonathan said. "There is no other.

  Richard Bach

  Simple, Law, Voice

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The New Complete Edition”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Life, Self Esteem

  "Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah". Book by Richard Bach, 1977.

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• Do you have any idea how many lives we must have gone through before we even got the first idea that there is more to life than eating, or fighting, or power in the Flock? A thousand lives, Jon, ten thousand!

  Richard Bach

  Fighting, Ideas, Gone

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition”, p.44, Simon and Schuster

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• Boredom between two people doesn't come from being together physically. It comes from being apart mentally and spiritually.

  Richard Bach

  Two, People, Boredom

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• Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck.

  Richard Bach

  Destiny, Luck, Chance

  "Nothing by Chance: A Gypsy Pilot's Adventures in Modern America". Book by Richard Bach, 1969.

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• Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long.

  Richard Bach

  Real, Long, Luck

  Richard Bach (2003). “Flying: The Aviation Trilogy”, p.326, Simon and Schuster

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• If you love something, set it free.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Love, Modern Family, Getting Back Together

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• I’m here not because I am supposed to be here, or because I’m trapped here, but because I’d rather be with you than anywhere else in the world.

  Richard Bach

  Marriage, Hope, World

  "The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story". Book by Richard Bach, 1984.

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• The gull sees farthest who flies highest

  Richard Bach

  Achievement, Vision, Gulls

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The New Complete Edition”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• A tiny change today brings a dramatically different tomorrow.

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

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• A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks.

  Richard Bach

  Soulmate, Keys, Soul Mate

  "The Bridge Across Forever: A Lovestory". Book by Richard Bach, 1989.

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• Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.

  Richard Bach

  Soulmate, Two, Together

  "The Bridge Across Forever : A Lovestory". Book by Richard Bach, 1989.

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• That’s why love stories don’t have endings! They don’t have endings because love doesn’t end.

  Richard Bach

  Stories, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Love Story

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• Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.

  Richard Bach

  Life, Fear, Listening

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• No matter how qualified or deserving we are, we will never reach a better life until we can imagine it for ourselves and allow ourselves to have it.

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Deserving It, Matter

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• I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy.

  Richard Bach

  Life, Happy, World

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• We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill.

  Richard Bach

  Ignorance, Skills, Flying

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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• Overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now.

  Richard Bach

  Space, Overcoming, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

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• Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us!

  Richard Bach

  Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Worst, Jonathan Seagull

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• Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Funny, Witty

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• Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.

  Richard Bach

  Relationship, Positive, Spiritual

  Richard Bach (2012). “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”, p.110, Delta

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• Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  1977 Illusions.

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• You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way".

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Unique

  Richard Bach (2014). “Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition”, p.80, Simon and Schuster

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• You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.

  Richard Bach

  Inspirational, Positive, Future

  Richard Bach (2012). “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”, p.51, Delta

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