- To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent. Dave Barry (See also: parenting quotes)
- There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. Maya Angelou
- The humble are beautiful. Maxime Lagacé
- I believe anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him. Eleanor Roosevelt
- Young people willing to push super hard to make something happen are among the most powerful forces in the world. Sam Altman
- Pleasure is not happiness. Pleasure is what’s marketed to us. It’s what we fixate on. It’s what we use to numb and distract ourselves. Mark Manson
- Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. 14th Dalai Lama
- If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress. Barack Obama
- There’s no substitute for hard work. Thomas A. Edison
- Ignore people who don’t respect you. Ignore news that don’t impact you. Ignore food that doesn’t feed you. Ignore all politics. Ignore unnecessary competitions. Ignore emotions that mislead you. Ignore thoughts that won’t help you. @orangebook_
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Eminem
- There’s something inside that’s ready to bloom if you can just care enough, and I know you can. Maxime Lagacé
- If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun. Alain de Botton
- Youth comes but once in a lifetime. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Know yourself. Accept yourself for who you are, right where you are. And then create some boundaries in your routine that aren’t serving you today in order to get closer to the life and work you truly desire. Mel Robbins
- Before following the crowd, ask yourself if their average result is acceptable to you. James Pierce
- Not caring about what others think of you is the ultimate form of freedom. No amount of money or status can get you that freedom. It costs $0 and lots of courage. Preethi Kasireddy (See also: inner peace quotes)
- Focus on what brings you energy, not what sucks it away. @dailyzen
- Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful. Imam Ali
- The smarter you get, the less you react when it’s not worth it. @orangebook_
- Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. Benjamin Franklin
- Keep true to the dreams of your youth. Friedrich Schiller
- Early on, find things where you have any interest and take on accountability. Don’t worry about short-term compensation. If you dive into the edge of knowledge, which nobody knows how to solve, and solve the hard problems, people will line up behind you. The leverage will come. Naval Ravikant
- The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it. Mark Manson
- Do nothing for prestige or status or money or approval alone. Maria Popova
- Have conviction. It makes you irresistible. Preethi Kasireddy
- Growth starts when you realize no one cares about you and your mistakes. @orangebook_
- Time ripens all things, no man is born wise. Miguel de Cervantes
- Focus on what matters and let go of what doesn’t. Unknown
- I’ve found meaning and success by going right when others went left, and down when others went up. Maxime Lagacé