--- title: "10 Concepts Quotes By Byron Katie" description: "10 Concepts quotes by Byron Katie. Plus more from Byron Katie and more Concepts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/byron-katie-553_clever_i-don-t-let-go-of-concepts-i-meet-them-w_2493320.png" --- > [I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-don-t-let-go-of-concepts-i-meet-them-with-understanding-then-they/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/byron-katie-553_clever_i-don-t-let-go-of-concepts-i-meet-them-w_2493320.png) > [We don't attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to be true in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/we-don-t-attach-to-people-or-to-things-we-attach-to-uninvestigated/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/byron-katie-553_believe_we-don-t-attach-to-people-or-to-things-w_1407205.png) > [Sometimes the concept you're questioning makes more sense to ask just the second one and not the first one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/sometimes-the-concept-you-re-questioning-makes-more-sense-to-ask-just/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/byron-katie-553_answer_sometimes-the-concept-you-re-questioning_3091019.png) > [You can't drop concepts. You can only shine a little flashlight on them as you do inquiry, an you see that what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-drop-concepts-you-can-only-shine-a-little-flashlight-on/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/byron-katie-553_can-do_you-can-t-drop-concepts-you-can-only-shi_112532.jpg) > [I could go on and on about how the statements and concepts that used to depress me now bring me joy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-could-go-on-and-on-about-how-the-statements-and-concepts-that-used/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/byron-katie-553_believe_i-could-go-on-and-on-about-how-the-state_1341500.png) > [Those questions - when you think about a thought, when you're believing a thought or concept and you question it - you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/those-questions-when-you-think-about-a-thought-when-you-re-believing/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/byron-katie-553_awake_those-questions-when-you-think-about-a-t_1710264.jpg) > [The mind is so tricky. It will say, "No one cares. Is it true? Well, someone does. Let's see: So-and-so doesn't care.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-mind-is-so-tricky-it-will-say-no-one-cares-is-it-true-well/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/byron-katie-553_care_the-mind-is-so-tricky-it-will-say-no-one_523891.png) > [There's no one who can teach you except yourself. Each of us needs to look at what our belief system really consists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/there-s-no-one-who-can-teach-you-except-yourself-each-of-us-needs-to/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/byron-katie-553_belief_there-s-no-one-who-can-teach-you-except_2191377.png) > [You can’t have your daughter as long as you have a concept of her. When you get rid of the concept, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-have-your-daughter-as-long-as-you-have-a-concept-of-her/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/byron-katie-553_children_you-can-t-have-your-daughter-as-long-as_1302001.png) > [In the fall, you don't grieve because the leaves are falling and dying. You say, "Isn't it beautiful!" Well, we're the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/in-the-fall-you-don-t-grieve-because-the-leaves-are-falling-and-dying/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/byron-katie-553_beautiful_in-the-fall-you-don-t-grieve-because-the_1770040.jpg) ## Other authors on Concepts ## More by Byron Katie > [The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-moment-it-begins-to-question-itself-the-mind-becomes-so-clear/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [People don't need sudden revelations. They get what they need when they need it, thought by thought by thought. It's a constant thing when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/people-don-t-need-sudden-revelations-they-get-what-they-need-when/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Your parents are your projection-nothing more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-parents-are-your-projection-nothing-more/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/when-a-thought-hurts-that-s-the-signal-that-it-isn-t-true/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/since-the-past-is-unreal-and-the-future-is-unreal-all-your-thoughts/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [I used to sleep on the floor next to the bed, because I believed that I didn't even deserve a bed to sleep in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-used-to-sleep-on-the-floor-next-to-the-bed-because-i-believed-that/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [You can never make yourself believe that you're loveable, however hard you try, because when the chips are down what you really believe rises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-never-make-yourself-believe-that-you-re-loveable-however-hard/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [“Your story is your identity, and you’d do almost anything to prove that it’s true. Inquiry into self is the only thing that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-story-is-your-identity-and-you-d-do-almost-anything-to-prove/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-what-happens-in-life-that-bothers-us-it-s-what-we-re/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Love asks for nothing. Only personalities want something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/love-asks-for-nothing-only-personalities-want-something/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-love-what-i-think-and-i-m-never-tempted-to-believe-it-thoughts-are/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Reality doesn't wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-your-opinion-vote-or-permission-sweetheart/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/as-long-as-we-believe-our-thoughts-there-will-always-be-war/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [“Reality doesn’t wait for our agreement or approval. It is what it is. You can count on it. Gary:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-our-agreement-or-approval-it-is-what-it-is/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [You can't drop concepts. You can only shine a little flashlight on them as you do inquiry, an you see that what you thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-drop-concepts-you-can-only-shine-a-little-flashlight-on/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concepts/byron-katie/#itemlist", "name": "10 Concepts Quotes By Byron Katie", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. 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