Richard Bandler Quotes

Richard Bandler is best known as the co-inventor (with John Grinder) of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). He also developed follow-up systems known as Design Human Engineering (DHE) and Neuro Hypnotic Repatterning (NHR).

"We take the very best of what people do, synthesise it down, make it learnable and share it with each other - and that is what the real future of what NLP will be and its gonna stay that way!"

"The evolution isn't over. We are the experience that the universe is having."

"Do you want to know a good way to fall in love? Just associate with all your pleasant experiences with someone, and disassociate from all the unpleasant ones."

"Brains aren't designed to get results; they go in directions. If you know how the brain works you can set your own directions. If you don't, then someone else will."

"Disappointment requires adequate planning."

"The greatest personal limitation is to be found not in the things you want to do and can't, but in the things you've never considered doing."

"The reason people have problems is that they have too much time to think."

"The best thing about the past is that it's over. The best thing about the future is that it's yet to come. The best thing about the present is that it's here now."

"People always tell me with absolute certainty that they don't trust themselves."

"If you say to yourself 'It's difficult to get up in the morning', 'It's hard to cease smoking', then you are already using hypnotic suggestions on yourself..."

"You know what ? Certain people think they will feel good if certain things happen... The trick is : you have to feel good for no reason..."

"Remember, it's your own body, your own brain. You're not a victim of the universe, you are the universe."

"If you can't enjoy what you have, you can't enjoy more of it."

"My mantra for silencing the inner dialogue is: 'shut the fuck up, shut the fuck up, shut the fuck up,...'"

"I made the door in my house left-handed, because I'm left handed. When people come in, they push the door the wrong way, and hit themselves on the door. And you know what ? People keep harder and harder to do it ! When something doesn't work, try the same thing harder!"

"You are born with only two fears: fear of falling and fear of loud noise. All the rest is learned. And it's a lot of work!"