Encounters Quote by Paulo Coelho

“We are, on earth, two distinct races. Those who have need of others, whom others amuse, engage soothe, whom solitude harasses, pains, stupefies, like…

— Guy de Maupassant

A large proportion of the human race, it is true, is obliged to work so hard in obtaining the necessaries that little energy is…

— Bertrand Russell

The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of…

— Rebecca Solnit

You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.

— Oprah Winfrey

Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life.

— Roger Dawson

There are people whose feelings and well-being are within our influence. We can never escape this fact.

— Hugh Prather

“What is it in the human condition that tries to impose our own view onto others, without the ability, capacity, propensity, to receive somebody…

— Wim Wenders

“We are not meant to live in isolation. Not in nuclear families or bubbled existence. The richness of life is found in community, in…

— Jeanette LeBlanc

“Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to choose to limit oneself -…

— Wm. Paul Young

We humans have always sought to increase our personal energy in the only manner we have known, by seeking to psychologically steal it from…

— James Redfield

“Sometimes you get caught up in someone's energy. The energy surrounds you and restricts you, but your own energy is more stronger. You fight…

— Sandra Proto

“There is a terrible beauty to isolation. You don’t have to accept responsibility for others, or live up to their expectations. You could dip…

— Celia Stander