All Richard Bach Quotes
- The gull sees farthest who flies highest Achievement
- Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight - how to get from shore to food and back again Bother
- We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. Creatures
- Having made the decision to love, had I chosen life instead of death? Chosen
- You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way". Freedom
- Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing boats, there's reason to live! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can… Boat
- It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right… Anorexia
- Amazing. You were so attached to it, and it still disappeared for you." “Attached! I was whocking that cloud with everything I had! Fireballs, laser… All
- How easy it is to be compassionate when it's yourself you see in trouble. Compassionate
- For most gulls it was not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight. Eating
- Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem to be on anyone else s list. I felt like… Anyone
- Like everything else, Fletcher. Practice. Everything Else
- It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea. Across
- Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't you leave low… Air
- Everybody is given a Dream... you may have to work for it however... Dream
- The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because… Afraid
- The opposite of Loneliness is not Togetherness , It's Intimacy Intimacy
- You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self. Don't turn away from possible… Always Free
- The world is a dream, you say, and it’s lovely, sometimes. Sunset. Clouds. Sky.” “No. The image is a dream. The beauty is real. Can… Beauty
- Nothing good is a miracle, nothing lovely is a dream. Dream
- Never stop being a kid, Richard. Never stop feeling and seeing and being excited with great things like air and engines and sounds of sunlight… Air
- How can a deer tell when a leaf falls silent in the forest? She hears it breathing differently. Breathing
- My airplane is quiet, and for a moment still an alien, still a stranger to the ground, I am home. Airplane
- We're the bridge across forever, arching above the sea, adventuring for our pleasure, living mysteries for the fun of it, choosing disasters triumphs challenges impossible… Across
- No one does anything uncharacteristic of who they are. Doe