Bernie Siegel Quotes

Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.

Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.

It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.

Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.

Miracles and angels are a part of our lives, so anticipate them and tune in through your quiet mind.

An awareness of one's mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.

There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.

Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.

Life is a labor pain; we are here to give birth to ourself.

A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying - but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.

I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.

Don't try to help people to 'not die', help them to enjoy life!

I've learned to ask people, "You're doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people." So what's made me who I am, my experience.

Every day is my best day ... I'm not going to have this moment again.

There have been many dreams which have been personal guides for me.

One's attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.

Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.

Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life.

Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.

The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.

Information doesn't mean a thing to people without inspiration.

It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.

When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you're free.

If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?

Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.

I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet - each of us in our own way

We have to create perfection through love

Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.

Traditional doctors say I'm a mystic. I don't deny it.

Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That's a tough thing to face.

What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?

Anything that offers hope has the potential to heal.

Animal intuitives can diagnose an animal's physical health problems by listening to the animals.

Your body loves you, but if you do not love your life, it will end it far sooner, thinking it is doing you a favor.

Act as if you are the person you want to be.

Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.

Do things to make your day precious.

For me, a lovely day is any day I wake up.

The doctor that acts out of love doesn't burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.

You too are a work of art.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

It's not about curing the disease, but healing the life; then the physical benefits come.

To me, animal communication seemed an insane idea, years ago; but my experience altered my life and my beliefs.

No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.

If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can't help but learn.

For me, consciousness is non-local, not limited to the body, and can exist independent of it.

We destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard.

Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.

By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.

Feel your feelings. What you bring forth will save you.

Open your mind to all possibilities and believe!

If you talk to your body, it will listen.

One cannot get through life without pain ... What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us.

As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient's ability and desire to survive.

Love is giving with no expectations ... Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.

Don't do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.

The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves

If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.

The simple truth is that happy people generally don't get sick

Life is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way.

If you love people, you'll enjoy your life. If you don't, you won't love anything you do.

I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our healthy and unhealthy reasons for becoming doctors.