Shirley MacLaine Quotes

I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part.

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. It's where all the fruit is.

We are not victims of the world we see, we are victims of the way we see the world.

All life is a boomerang. We receive what we give.

A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.

Anything is possible if you believe you deserve it.

Maybe the tragedy of the human race was that we had forgotten that we are each divine.

To release others from the expectations we have of them is to really love them.

Art is about energy positive and negative. All art has the power to heal because it helps us see who we are, and what we resist.

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

I think in the end we all know that our best friend is ourselves. We are born alone and we die alone. That's the journey.

It's real important to enjoy your turn.

The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it.

You are the architect of your personal experience.

Prayer is speaking to God. Meditation is listening to God. Trust tranquility.

We feel the urge to tell the truth as we see it. But we should try to accomplish this without judgemental condemnations that hurt others. Again, when we remember that what we perceive in another is a reflection of ourselves, we become less judgemental. So when we freely express harsh judgement of another, we are in effect talking about those aspects of ourselves that trouble us the most.

All you really need in life is some fresh water, a good hat, and a really good pair of shoes.

There's no journey worth taking except the journey through one's self. That's the most important journey you take. I found that out as I went around the world many times: I was learning about me.

Perhaps the longest journey is the journey within.

I've made so many movies playing a hooker that they don't pay me in the regular way anymore. They leave it on the dresser.

You think you have a handle on God, the Universe, and the Great White Light until you go home for Thanksgiving. In an hour, you realize how far you've got to go and who is the real turkey.

An actor has many lives and many people within him. I know there are lots of people inside me. No one ever said I'm dull.