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title: "3 Commodity Quotes By Peter McWilliams"
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> [Every time we give our word, it counts. For the most part, people give their word entirely too often. Our word is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/every-time-we-give-our-word-it-counts-for-the-most-part-people-give/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

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> [Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/acceptance-is-such-an-important-commodity-some-have-called-it-the/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/peter-mcwilliams-2236_acceptance_acceptance-is-such-an-important-commodit_2710212.png)

> [Every time we give our word, it counts. For the most part, most people give it entirely too often. Our word is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/every-time-we-give-our-word-it-counts-for-the-most-part-most-people/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/peter-mcwilliams-2236_commodity_every-time-we-give-our-word-it-counts-fo_3123381.png)

## Other authors on Commodity

## More by Peter McWilliams

> [Heroes became heroes flaws and all gives us hope. "You mean I don't have to be perfect to fulfill my Dream, to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/heroes-became-heroes-flaws-and-all-gives-us-hope-you-mean-i-don-t/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Choosing what you want to do, and when to do it, is an act of creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/choosing-what-you-want-to-do-and-when-to-do-it-is-an-act-of-creation/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [there is nothing to be done. only accept it... and hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/there-is-nothing-to-be-done-only-accept-it-and-hurt/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Nothing adventured, nothing attained](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/nothing-adventured-nothing-attained/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [If you want peace with others, don't fight them. Go your own way. Live your own life. If some walk with you, fine. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/if-you-want-peace-with-others-don-t-fight-them-go-your-own-way-live/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Pettiness seems to go hand in hand with vindictiveness. The smaller the person, the larger the need for revenge. This may account for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/pettiness-seems-to-go-hand-in-hand-with-vindictiveness-the-smaller/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Prison is a crash course in the darker side of life. Few survive it without becoming a different person: more cynical, jaded, fearful, angry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/prison-is-a-crash-course-in-the-darker-side-of-life-few-survive-it/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [One of the great joys of life is creativity. Information goes in, gets shuffled about, and comes out in new and interesting ways](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/one-of-the-great-joys-of-life-is-creativity-information-goes-in-gets/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Nausea is an unsolved problem of medicine and marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/nausea-is-an-unsolved-problem-of-medicine-and-marijuana-is-the-finest/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Worrying is the interest paid on a debt you may not owe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/worrying-is-the-interest-paid-on-a-debt-you-may-not-owe/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Be easier on yourself, on everyone, on everything. Suspend your judgments on the way things should be, must be, and ought to be. Suspending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/be-easier-on-yourself-on-everyone-on-everything-suspend-your/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [I feel that I am entitled to take medicinal marijuana. In general, I believe that everyone who has a doctor's prescription is entitled to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/i-feel-that-i-am-entitled-to-take-medicinal-marijuana-in-general-i/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Running from fear only strengthens fear-you are demonstrating that fear has power over you. Fear must be faced and gone through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/running-from-fear-only-strengthens-fear-you-are-demonstrating-that/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Positive thoughts: joy, happiness, fulfillment, achievement, worthiness, have positive results: enthusiasm, calm, well-being, ease, energy, love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/positive-thoughts-joy-happiness-fulfillment-achievement-worthiness/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

> [Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/some-people-think-that-meditation-takes-time-away-from-physical/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

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