13 Profound Statements Via Twitter
September 14, 2009
Posted by Justin Dixon Follow me on Twitter Photo courtesy of Dario Sanches
Its amazing how much knowledge a person can gain in a lifetime. It doesn’t seem to manner what age you are, or what school you go to, or even what job you have. Everyone has something profound that they can share with others. Everyone has something to offer.
Over the weekend I asked everyone I could on twitter what the most profound thing they have ever been told is. I got answers back from moms, martial-artists, a yogi, a zen master, a financial adviser, personal coaches, business men, writers, and some just plain friendly people. They all had something great to say, and they all gave me something to think about.
I thought I’d share some of these with you.
B Praveen Reddy
Architect & City planner from Hyderabad, India
What actions does one sow in this life, the same results will he reap in the next lives.
Follow:@bpraveenreddy
Barb McMahon
Lost her job recently, but has taken it as a chance to start a blog on happiness, and simplicity.
I love you is the most profound thing I’ve ever been told. It has the power to draw me out of myself – to be better than I thought I could be. Adventures of the heart are the biggest ones of all.
Follow:@BarbMcMahon
Her Blog:happysimple.com
Dayne
“The purpose of life is to be happy…let me open that door a bit for you.”
“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” James Thurber
Follow:@thehappyself
His Blog: The Happy Self
Derek Markham
I’m dreaming big and believing it. My tweets are generally green, sprinkled with randomness.
Someday never comes; live in the present.
Follow:@derekmarkham
Blog: Natural Papa
Desiree Grace Tan
Dreamer. College Student. Fearless Princess. Passionate about writing, serving others, and in life itself. Books and chocolates are her greatest temptations.
Each one of us has our own unique giftedness that we must share with others.
Follow:@desireegrace
Her Blog:Selfless Dreams
Jason D Barr
Financial adviser and author of Start Being Your Best.
Living life in a constant state of approval-seeking is no way to really live.
Follow:@jasondbarr
His Blog:Start Being Your Best
Jaysen Elliot
Life Coach
When we have no expectations, we are then truly free.
Follow: @jaysenelliot
His Blog: Jaysen Elliot Life Coach
Leo Babauta
Simplicity blogger, and author of The Power of Less
The journey IS the destination.
Follow:@zen_habits
His Blogs: Zen Habits, mnmlist.com
Mary Jaksch
Zen master, black belt, psychotherapist, editor of Write to Done, writer, and overall great human being.
All that matter is that you can feed and clothe your children. Everything else is a luxury. (told to her by her sister)
Follow:@Mary_jaksch
Her Blog:Good Life Zen
Misty O’brien
internet junkie, artsy chick, and music lover.
Guilt trips don’t take you anywhere.
Follow:@mmobrien
Her Blog:Banter Studio
Nate St.Pierre
Nate is on a personal mission to change the world. He does this by publishing stories about differences others have made, and giving weekly missions of good for his A-team to complete.
Every day you either move closer to your goals, or farther away from them. It’s your choice. Oh, and always help others.
Follow:@itstartswithus
His Blog: It Starts With Us
Pam
Engineer by education, Writer by avocation…Gymnast at heart.
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” – St. Francis de Sales. Really redefined my sense of self!
Follow:@she_flips
Her Blog:The Unlikely Athlete
What about you? What message do you have to share with the world? Whats the most profound thing you’ve ever been told?
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Dayne | TheHappySelf.com | September 14, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Hey Justin, thanks for including me in your post. I really appreciate it. What an excellent and interesting blog post idea as well. Very nice to read and some great blogs as well!
Cheers,
Dayne :)
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alittlebetternet | September 14, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Thanks, it was definitely a lot of fun gathering everyone’s answers, and it let me connect a little with people.
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jaysenelliott | September 14, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Hey Justin -
Thank you for including me in the post as well! Very cool. Nice to see the other contributions as well.
Jaysen
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alittlebetternet | September 15, 2009 at 7:25 am
Everyone who is listed here responded back with something I could use. I had to set a cut off date, so not everyone who answered is here, and I lost a couple of the answers when I tried to save them under direct messages. So thanks for sending something I could use. I appreciate that.
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Jai Kai - SharingSuccess.tv | September 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
Justin…Interesting insights on people’s most profound words.
Here are mine
“If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.”
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Karlil | September 15, 2009 at 2:12 pm
That is some nice quote of list you got there Justin. My favorite would be by Jason D Barr
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Madeleine | September 15, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Justin, This is a great idea for a post, and the results are amazing. For me a very profound insignt comes from Mark Twain, who said “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”
To me that means that much of what we know about growing older “just ain’t so.” In fact, the more I learn from my reading and from my own experience, the more I question the depressing myths that many people “know for sure.”
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Barb McMahon | September 15, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Very cool post Justin!
Thanks for including me. Now I’m off to check out everyone else on the list!
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sandy | September 15, 2009 at 8:29 pm
“It doesn’t have to be like this for you”. Spoken to me when I was young by an adult outside of my family of origin. This sentence rocked my world and changed the trajectory of my path. I cannot remember then name of the woman who spoke it but that sentence rings in my head as if it was spoken yesterday. And I thank the powers of purposeful good almost daily for putting her in my life, however briefly.
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Praveen | September 16, 2009 at 7:27 am
Hey Justin,
Interesting list of quotes & good blog post.
Thanx for including my quote.
Cheers
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I TAKE OFF THE MASK | September 16, 2009 at 9:25 am
Great list! My favorite up there is ‘do not wish to be anything but what you are’. ;-)
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Praveen | September 16, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I wonder why you have not published your profound statement…..I look forward to it.
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Steven Aitchison | September 17, 2009 at 12:59 am
Hi Justin, great idea for a post and some great quotes you’ve gathered.
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Derek | September 17, 2009 at 9:28 am
Thanks for including me – great statements here!
Cheers
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jonathanfigaro | September 17, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Great list! Its about dreaming big! if you going to think , might as well think big right?
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Nate St. Pierre | September 19, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Thanks for including me – sorry I didn’t get to it until just now!
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alittlebetternet | September 19, 2009 at 9:41 pm
No problem man. Glad you were able to see it!
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Liz | September 20, 2009 at 7:25 pm
“You can have the life you want.”
That sentence still makes me cry.
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Kenny roberts | October 2, 2009 at 7:42 am
Religion is what stops the poor from killing the rich
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Justin- AlittleBetter | October 2, 2009 at 9:42 am
I don’t know about that one. Rich or poor we all have a burden to bare, religious or atheist, we all have a conscience.
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Geoff | May 5, 2010 at 11:22 am
“The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it cold be turned into momentum.” ~Frances E. Willard.
I love this quote because I’m an engineer(ing student), and it puts a great idea into somewhat technical terms that speak to me with more depth than many simple aphorisms ever have.
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Justin Dixon | May 5, 2010 at 11:28 am
Makes sense, thank you for adding this.