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66 Famous Quotes by Alan Watts about Anxiety Quotes

1. "Perhaps the most exasperating thing about “me,” about nature and the universe, is that it will never “stay put”." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

Perhaps the most exasperating thing about “me,” about nature and the universe, is that it will never “stay put”. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
Note: Anxiety Quotes That Will Make You More Relaxed

 

2. "The desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

The desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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3. "What we have to discover is that there is no safety, that seeking it is painful, and that when we imagine we have found it, we don’t like it." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

What we have to discover is that there is no safety, that seeking it is painful, and that when we imagine we have found it, we don’t like it. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
Note: Anxiety Quotes That Will Make You More Relaxed

 

4. "Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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5. "One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
Note: Anxiety Quotes That Will Make You More Relaxed

 

6. "People think it would be nice to have peace of mind, to be serene, to be calm, to be undisturbed by this, that, and the other. But as long as you make all those things objects of desire, you have defined yourself as lacking them." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

People think it would be nice to have peace of mind, to be serene, to be calm, to be undisturbed by this, that, and the other. But as long as you make all those things objects of desire, you have defined yourself as lacking them. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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7. "No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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8. "Human desire tends to be insatiable." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

Human desire tends to be insatiable. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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9. "A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusion." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusion. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
Note: Anxiety Quotes That Will Make You More Relaxed

 

10. "We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
Note: Anxiety Quotes That Will Make You More Relaxed

 

11. "Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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12. "The ego-self constantly pushes reality away. It constructs a future out of empty expectations and a past out of regretful memories." (Anxiety Quotes) Click to tweet

The ego-self constantly pushes reality away. It constructs a future out of empty expectations and a past out of regretful memories. (Alan Watts);  #AnxietyQuotes
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13. "Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be." (Be Yourself Quotes) Click to tweet

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. (Alan Watts);  #BeYourselfQuotes
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14. "Spontaneity is total sincerity." (Be Yourself Quotes) Click to tweet

Spontaneity is total sincerity. (Alan Watts);  #BeYourselfQuotes
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15. "Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth." (Be Yourself Quotes) Click to tweet

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. (Alan Watts);  #BeYourselfQuotes
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16. "Only those who can accept their own annihilation can have the courage to be true individuals." (Be Yourself Quotes) Click to tweet

Only those who can accept their own annihilation can have the courage to be true individuals. (Alan Watts);  #BeYourselfQuotes
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17. "Buddha’s doctrine: man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are impermanent." (Being Strong Quotes) Click to tweet

Buddha’s doctrine: man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are impermanent. (Alan Watts);  #BeingStrongQuotes
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18. "There is no hurry, and in a way there is no future. It is all here – so take it easy, take your time, and get acquainted with it." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

There is no hurry, and in a way there is no future. It is all here – so take it easy, take your time, and get acquainted with it. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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19. "This is the real secret to life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

This is the real secret to life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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20. "The whole point of life is to be fully aware of it as it happens." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

The whole point of life is to be fully aware of it as it happens. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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21. "Wherever the past is dropped away and safety abandoned, life is renewed." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

Wherever the past is dropped away and safety abandoned, life is renewed. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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22. "The only zen you’ll find on mountain tops is the zen you bring up there with you." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

The only zen you’ll find on mountain tops is the zen you bring up there with you. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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23. "Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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24. "We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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25. "If you make where you are going more important than where you are, there may be no point in going." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

If you make where you are going more important than where you are, there may be no point in going. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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26. "As soon as we free ourselves from the mirage of hurrying time, we are alive again, as in childhood, to the ecstasies of ordinary life." (Best Quotes) Click to tweet

As soon as we free ourselves from the mirage of hurrying time, we are alive again, as in childhood, to the ecstasies of ordinary life. (Alan Watts);  #BestQuotes
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27. "We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it." (Calm Quotes) Click to tweet

We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it. (Alan Watts);  #CalmQuotes
Note: Calm Quotes That Will Bring You Peace

 

28. "Whatever happens, you’ll probably have to improvise, and failure of nerve is really failure to trust yourself." (Calm Quotes) Click to tweet

Whatever happens, you’ll probably have to improvise, and failure of nerve is really failure to trust yourself. (Alan Watts);  #CalmQuotes
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29. "A certain amount of ordinary laziness would lend our culture the pleasant mellowness which it singularly lacks." (Calm Quotes) Click to tweet

A certain amount of ordinary laziness would lend our culture the pleasant mellowness which it singularly lacks. (Alan Watts);  #CalmQuotes
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30. "Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present." (Calm Quotes) Click to tweet

Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present. (Alan Watts);  #CalmQuotes
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31. "Only those who can accept their own annihilation can have the courage to be true individuals." (Courage Quotes) Click to tweet

Only those who can accept their own annihilation can have the courage to be true individuals. (Alan Watts);  #CourageQuotes
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32. "The only alternative to a shuddering paralysis is to leap into action regardless of the consequences." (Courage Quotes) Click to tweet

The only alternative to a shuddering paralysis is to leap into action regardless of the consequences. (Alan Watts);  #CourageQuotes
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33. "Ordinarily we do not discover the wisdom of our feelings because we do not let them complete their work. We try to suppress them or discharge them in premature action. Not realizing that they are a process of creation which, like birth, begins as a pain and turns into a child." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

34. "A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusion." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusion. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
Note: Depression Quotes That Will Help You Feel Better

 

35. "Buddha’s doctrine: man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are impermanent." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

Buddha’s doctrine: man suffers because of his craving to possess and keep forever things which are impermanent. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
Note: Depression Quotes That Will Help You Feel Better

 

36. "There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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37. "Wherever the past is dropped away and safety abandoned, life is renewed." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

Wherever the past is dropped away and safety abandoned, life is renewed. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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38. "In those moments when our inner turmoil has really quietened, we find significance in things we wouldn’t expect to find significant at all." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

In those moments when our inner turmoil has really quietened, we find significance in things we wouldn’t expect to find significant at all. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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39. "Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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40. "The greatest wisdom lies on the other side, immediately on the other side, of the greatest despair." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

The greatest wisdom lies on the other side, immediately on the other side, of the greatest despair. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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41. "When you’re ready to wake up, you’re going to wake up. And if you’re not ready, you’re going to stay pretending you’re just “poor little me”." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

When you’re ready to wake up, you’re going to wake up. And if you’re not ready, you’re going to stay pretending you’re just “poor little me”. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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42. "We must abandon completely the notion of blaming the past for any kind of situation we’re in." (Depression Quotes) Click to tweet

We must abandon completely the notion of blaming the past for any kind of situation we’re in. (Alan Watts);  #DepressionQuotes
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43. "Dispelling dread isn’t a matter of trying to forget about washing dishes. It is realizing that in actual fact you only have one dish to wash, ever: this one; only one step to take, ever: this one. And that is zen." (Encouraging Quotes) Click to tweet

Dispelling dread isn’t a matter of trying to forget about washing dishes. It is realizing that in actual fact you only have one dish to wash, ever: this one; only one step to take, ever: this one. And that is zen. (Alan Watts);  #EncouragingQuotes
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44. "If you set out to do what you really want to do, you may lose a lot of friends but you will not lose a single friend who is worth having." (Friendship Quotes) Click to tweet

If you set out to do what you really want to do, you may lose a lot of friends but you will not lose a single friend who is worth having. (Alan Watts);  #FriendshipQuotes
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45. "This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play." (Hard Work Quotes) Click to tweet

This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. (Alan Watts);  #HardWorkQuotes
Note: Hard Work Quotes That Will Help You Achieve More

 

46. "A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of buddhism tries to unlearn something daily." (Learning Quotes) Click to tweet

A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. (Alan Watts);  #LearningQuotes
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47. "Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present." (Life Quotes) Click to tweet

Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present. (Alan Watts);  #LifeQuotes
Note: Inspiring Life Quotes That Will Move You (Deeply)

 

48. "It is your solemn duty to learn how to enjoy yourselves." (Love Quotes) Click to tweet

It is your solemn duty to learn how to enjoy yourselves. (Alan Watts);  #LoveQuotes
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49. "People who exude love are apt to give things away. They are in every way like rivers; they stream." (Love Quotes) Click to tweet

People who exude love are apt to give things away. They are in every way like rivers; they stream. (Alan Watts);  #LoveQuotes
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50. "The best medicine i have found is to love a woman." (Love Quotes) Click to tweet

The best medicine i have found is to love a woman. (Alan Watts);  #LoveQuotes
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51. "The relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself." (Love Yourself Quotes) Click to tweet

The relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself. (Alan Watts);  #LoveYourselfQuotes
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52. "Man cannot control himself unless he accepts himself." (Love Yourself Quotes) Click to tweet

Man cannot control himself unless he accepts himself. (Alan Watts);  #LoveYourselfQuotes
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53. "If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you’ll spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing thing you don’t like doing, which is stupid." (Money Quotes) Click to tweet

54. "There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it’s only money." (Money Quotes) Click to tweet

There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it’s only money. (Alan Watts);  #MoneyQuotes
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55. "So many people of wealth understand much more about making and saving money than about using and enjoying it. They fail to live because they are always preparing to live." (Money Quotes) Click to tweet

So many people of wealth understand much more about making and saving money than about using and enjoying it. They fail to live because they are always preparing to live. (Alan Watts);  #MoneyQuotes
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56. "Money is a way of measuring wealth but is not wealth in itself." (Money Quotes) Click to tweet

Money is a way of measuring wealth but is not wealth in itself. (Alan Watts);  #MoneyQuotes
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57. "As long as you remember that everything is exactly how it’s supposed to be, you will always be sane." (Stoic Quotes) Click to tweet

As long as you remember that everything is exactly how it’s supposed to be, you will always be sane. (Alan Watts);  #StoicQuotes
Note: Top Stoic Quotes That Will Give You Perspective

 

58. "No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen." (Stoic Quotes) Click to tweet

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. (Alan Watts);  #StoicQuotes
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59. "The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyong themselves." (Stoic Quotes) Click to tweet

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyong themselves. (Alan Watts);  #StoicQuotes
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60. "A certain amount of doing nothing, and stopping rushing around, would cool everything." (Stress Quotes) Click to tweet

A certain amount of doing nothing, and stopping rushing around, would cool everything. (Alan Watts);  #StressQuotes
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61. "The difficulty of describing things for western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel." (Stress Quotes) Click to tweet

The difficulty of describing things for western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel. (Alan Watts);  #StressQuotes
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62. "No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen." (Stress Quotes) Click to tweet

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. (Alan Watts);  #StressQuotes
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63. "Whence all this hurry to arrive at a state? Are you not already face-to-face with the eternal mystery? Take it easy for a while; just watch the snow falling or the kettle boiling, and not so much hurry." (Stress Quotes) Click to tweet

Whence all this hurry to arrive at a state? Are you not already face-to-face with the eternal mystery? Take it easy for a while; just watch the snow falling or the kettle boiling, and not so much hurry. (Alan Watts);  #StressQuotes
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64. "We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing ahead to meet them that we can’t slow down to enjoy them when they come." (Stress Quotes) Click to tweet

We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing ahead to meet them that we can’t slow down to enjoy them when they come. (Alan Watts);  #StressQuotes
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65. "Nothing fails like success." (Success Quotes) Click to tweet

Nothing fails like success. (Alan Watts);  #SuccessQuotes
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66. "The art of living… is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive." (Zen Quotes and Proverbs) Click to tweet

The art of living… is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive. (Alan Watts);  #ZenQuotesandProverbs
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