- The fools have busy minds and busy calendars. The wise have quiet minds and quiet calendars. The wiser have fulfilled minds and no calendar. Maxime Lagacé
- How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand. Emo Philips
- In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus
- The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable. H.L. Mencken (Prejudices: Third Series)
- Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not other, it is your own mind. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Little things console us because little things afflict us. Blaise Pascal
- If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end: if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth – only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with and, in the end, despair. C.S. Lewis
- A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts. James Allen (As a Man Thinketh, Amazon book)
- You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results. James Clear (Atomic Habits, Amazon book)
- Never assume it’s too late, but remember you don’t have forever. Johnny Uzan
- The really important thing is not to reject anything. Susan Sontag
- The truly smart don’t care about looking smart. The truly rich don’t care about looking rich. The truly happy don’t care about looking happy. @orangebook_
- A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise. Zig Ziglar
- A good life is a surprising life. A surprising life is one with few expectations. James Clear
- The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see. Huang Po
- Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable. Swami Vivekananda
- If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. Thich Nhat Hanh
- Don’t push the river; let the river flow. Arianna Huffington
- When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is ignorance. Zhuangzi
- We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking. Santosh Kalwar
- People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne)
- The only shame is to have none. Blaise Pascal
- You’re never too important to be nice to people. Jon Batiste
- If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. Thich Nhat Hanh
- Embrace discomfort. That’s how you’ll learn, grow, become strong, and ultimately, become free. Maxime Lagacé
- One gains by losing and loses by gaining. Zen proverb
- If you follow wisdom, fun follows you. If you follow fun, misery follows you. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- What makes you ‘you’? If you find this out, your life becomes an eternal celebration. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed. Albert Einstein
- As you get older, three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two. Sir Norman Wisdom