People Quotes by Anne Lamott

I get thirsty people glasses of water, even if that thirsty person is just me.

— Anne Lamott

A hundred years from now? All new people.

— Anne Lamott

I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world.

— Anne Lamott

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life.

— Anne Lamott

Some people may have thought that this book was too personal, too confessional. But what these people think about me is none…

— Anne Lamott

I'm human, you're human, let me greet your humanness. Let's be people together for a while.

— Anne Lamott

... one of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people. [p. 65]

— Anne Lamott

I'm not going to change the way people think about me, but I can say you know what? I'm not going to…

— Anne Lamott

Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and…

— Anne Lamott

...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you.

— Anne Lamott

Life is really pretty tricky, and there's a lot of loss, and the longer you stay alive, the more people you lose…

— Anne Lamott

The opposite of faith is not doubt: It is certainty. It is madness. You can tell you have created God in your…

— Anne Lamott

This is what separates artists from ordinary people: the belief, deep in our hearts, that if we build our castles well enough,…

— Anne Lamott

All these people keep waxing sentimental about how fabulously well I am doing as a mother, how competent I am, but I…

— Anne Lamott

“I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and save the world. You sent…

— Anne Lamott

Try to write in a directly emotional way, instead of being too subtle or oblique. Don't be afraid of your material or…

— Anne Lamott

Do you mind even a little that you are still addicted to people-pleasing, and are still putting everyone else’s needs and laundry…

— Anne Lamott

What if you wake up some day, and you're 65... and you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that…

— Anne Lamott

You don't want to spend your time around people who make you hold your breath. You can't fill up when you're holding…

— Anne Lamott

A man dies and goes to heaven. He is being shown around by an angel. Everything is just so sweet and gentle,…

— Anne Lamott

Oh, my God. What if you wake up some day, and you're 65 or 75, and you never got your novel or…

— Anne Lamott

Bananas are great, as I believe them to be the only known cure for existential dread. Also, Mother Teresa said that in…

— Anne Lamott

Two things put me in the spirit to give. One is that I have come to think of everyone with whom I…

— Anne Lamott

Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a…

— Anne Lamott

Having a child as a single mother was a crucible - maybe this is true for all parents. I got rid of…

— Anne Lamott

I very rarely read the responses to my Salon pieces, because (as you may have noticed) the trolls can be SO evil.…

— Anne Lamott

Close friendships are one of life's miracles - that a few people get to know you deeply, all your messy or shadowy…

— Anne Lamott

I'm one of those religious people who are afraid of everything. I'm instantly worried about everything that could go wrong.

— Anne Lamott

People help you or you help them and when we offer or receive help, we take in each other. And then we…

— Anne Lamott

...because when people have seen you at their worst, you don't have to put on the mask as much.

— Anne Lamott

My deepest belief is that to live as if we're dying can set us free. Dying people teach you to pay attention…

— Anne Lamott

For too long, and despite what people told me, I had fallen for what the culture said about beauty, youth, features, heights,…

— Anne Lamott

It is in many people's best interest for you not to find yourself, but it only matters that it is in yours,…

— Anne Lamott

I happen to be a Christian, but I know that there is one God. People worshipping goodness and love and kindness and…

— Anne Lamott

This is who I want to be in the world. This is who I think we are supposed to be, people who…

— Anne Lamott

These are pictures of the people in my family where we look like the most awkward and desperate folk you ever saw,…

— Anne Lamott

I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know.

— Anne Lamott

I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me.

— Anne Lamott

Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.

— Anne Lamott

Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who…

— Anne Lamott