Peter McWilliams Quotes

A collection of quotes by Peter McWilliams.

Peter McWilliams (1949-2000) was an American author, poet, and advocate for medical marijuana and personal freedom. Born on August 5, 1949, in Michigan, McWilliams grew up with a passion for writing and poetry. He published his first book, "Come Love With Me and Be My Life," at the age of 21.

McWilliams gained recognition for his self-help books, which covered topics such as personal development, spirituality, and overcoming obstacles. One of his most notable works was "How to Survive the Loss of a Love," co-authored with Harold H. Bloomfield and Melba Colgrove, which became a bestseller and helped many individuals cope with grief.

Apart from being an accomplished author, McWilliams was an advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana. In 1996, he was diagnosed with AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and found tremendous relief from the symptoms through the use of cannabis. This personal experience drove McWilliams to openly support the medical use of marijuana and fight against its criminalization.

Unfortunately, in 1997, McWilliams was arrested for growing marijuana for personal use, which conflicted with California state laws. Throughout his legal battle, he continued to write and speak out against drug policy and the infringement on personal freedoms.

Tragically, McWilliams passed away on June 14, 2000, due to a cardiac arrest, which was believed to be a side effect of the drugs he was prescribed for his condition. His untimely death sparked controversy and highlighted the need for changes in medical marijuana policies to ensure patients' rights and access to alternative treatments. Peter McWilliams remains a symbol of personal liberty and a advocate for individual rights.

I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact,

I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now.

Peter McWilliams


To overcome a fear, here's all you have to do: realize the f

To overcome a fear, here's all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway.

Peter McWilliams


Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow.

Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow.

Peter McWilliams

Love

It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends

It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends to be contagious.

Peter McWilliams

Life People Living

Life is not a struggle. It's a wiggle.

Life is not a struggle. It's a wiggle.

Peter McWilliams

Life

Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did

Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.

Peter McWilliams

Anger

The laws against public nudity make no sense. The idea that

The laws against public nudity make no sense. The idea that Jerry Falwell can go topless while Cindy Crawford cannot is an absolute affront to logic, common sense and the 5000 year human struggle for aesthetic taste.

Peter McWilliams

Nudity

To the degree we're not living our dreams, our comfort zone

To the degree we're not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves.

Peter McWilliams

Dreams

The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles

The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted.

Peter McWilliams

Optimism

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the bles

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.

Peter McWilliams

Effort

The value of action is that we make mistakes; mistakes show

The value of action is that we make mistakes; mistakes show us what we need to learn.

Peter McWilliams

Mistakes

All the things you think you should have done that you didn'

All the things you think you should have done that you didn't do, and all of the things that you shouldn't have done, accept them. You did (or did not) do them. That's reality. That's happened. No changing the past.

Peter McWilliams

Reality

When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.

When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.

Peter McWilliams

Belief

Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be t

Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.

Peter McWilliams

Fear

Your Master Teacher knows all you need to learn, the perfect

Your Master Teacher knows all you need to learn, the perfect timing for your learning it, and the ideal way of teaching it to you. You don't create a Master Teacher -- that's already been done. You discover your Master Teacher.

Peter McWilliams

Teaching

First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes the

First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life - the one you have, like it or not, until the day you die - is with yourself.

Peter McWilliams

Relationships

The comfort zone takes our greatest aspirations and turns th

The comfort zone takes our greatest aspirations and turns them into excuses for not bothering to aspire.

Peter McWilliams

Ambition