Richard Bach

Richard Bach

26 quotes

As an American spiritual writer (b. 1936), Richard Bach contributed not just to their field but to the broader conversation about what it means to live well. Richard Bach's observations on Love are as sharp as their thoughts on Learning, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 36 quotes from Richard Bach, each offering a different angle on Love, Learning, Happiness, Best, and Work. Readers often gravitate to this one: "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."

“There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.”

— Richard Bach

Learning

All Quotes by Richard Bach

“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.”

— Richard Bach

Power

“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.”

— Richard Bach

Work

“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours if they don't they never were.”

— Richard Bach

Love

“Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.”

— Richard Bach

Happiness

“Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.”

— Richard Bach

Fear

“You teach best what you most need to learn.”

— Richard Bach

Best

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”

— Richard Bach

Family

“Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.”

— Richard Bach

Success

“Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.”

— Richard Bach

Men

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.”

— Richard Bach

Nature

“Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.”

— Richard Bach

Family

“The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.”

— Richard Bach

Change

“You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.”

— Richard Bach

Change

“If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.”

— Richard Bach

Happiness

“Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.”

— Richard Bach

Life

“There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.”

— Richard Bach

Learning

“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.”

— Richard Bach

Truth

“I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.”

— Richard Bach

Relationship

“The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.”

— Richard Bach

Fear

“I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service.”

— Richard Bach

Best