When we grow older and begin to realize that our omnipotence is really not so omnipotent, that our strongest wishes are not… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Begin Copy Share Image
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is no death the way we understood it. The body dies, but… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Beyond Copy Share Image
I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them,… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Care Copy Share Image
“This time, I heard a loud voice, literally heralding the reality that my daughter was never coming back. This time the depression… — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Children Copy Share Image
“El conocimiento va muy bien -le dije- pero el conocimiento solo no va a sanar a nadie. Si no se usa.” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Copy Share Image
We think sometimes we're only drawn to the good, but we're actually drawn to the authentic. We like people who are real… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Authenticity Copy Share Image
“Your sorrow is the inevitable result of circumstances beyond your control,” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Grief Copy Share Image
Begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Bereavement Copy Share Image
Medicine has changed greatly in the last decades. Widespread vaccinations have practically eradicated many illnesses, at least in western Europe and the… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Antibiotics Copy Share Image
We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Circumstances Copy Share Image
We often assume that if we are good people we will not suffer the ills of the world. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Assume Copy Share Image
And after your death, when most of you for the first time realize what life here is all about, you will begin… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Choices Copy Share Image
There is no joy without hardship. If not for death, would we appreciate life? If not for hate, would we know the… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Appreciate Copy Share Image
“As you grow stronger, it may return from time to time, but that is how grief works. A” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Death Copy Share Image
Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Death Copy Share Image
There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining; for giving which seeks no reward; for listening… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Giving Copy Share Image
For years, I have been stalked by a bad reputation. Actually, I have been pursued by people who have regarded me as… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Actually Copy Share Image
“When someone is telling you their story over and over, they are trying to figure something out.” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Copy Share Image
There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Events Copy Share Image
There are dreams of love, life, and adventure in all of us. But we are also sadly filled with reasons why we… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Adventure Copy Share Image
“Claudia reported that her depression eventually passed and she began to do more and get out more. She went back to work… — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Depression Copy Share Image
It's not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather our concern must be to live while we're alive. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Alive Copy Share Image