Alan Cohen Quotes

Photo of Alan Cohen, poet and writer

Alan Cohen Quotes

Alan Cohen is a contributing writer for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, popular for extracting spiritual lessons from the practical experiences of daily living.

Image: Photo of Alan Cohen, poet and writer

“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”

“Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself.”

“Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters.”

“To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.”

“When you learn to say yes to yourself, you will be able to say no to others, with love.”

– Alan Cohen

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