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- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Isaac Asimov
- Joseph Campbell
- Lewis Carroll
- Paul Graham
- Richard Dawkins
- Shannon Sharpe
- Socrates
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- Walter D. Wintle
- Warren Buffett
- Winston Churchill
- Zig Ziglar
- You cannot overtake 15 cars in sunny weather... but you can when it's raining —Ayrton Senna
- If I have been able to see farther than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants. —Sir Isaac Newton
- Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I'll spend the first four sharpening the axe. —Abraham Lincoln
- Anger is a trick of the mind pushing you into fight or flight mode. In this mode, it's almost impossible to think clearly. Make a conscious decision to never all anger into your life.
- The quality of my entire life is nothing but the quality of my habitual emotions. —Tony Robbins
- You'll stop worrying so much what other people think of you once you realize how seldom they do. —David Foster Wallace
- Every time you produce a product or idea, more come back ten-fold. So don’t make it perfect, make it done. Then let the market decide.
- Having a strong opinion is the mark of intellect but having the ability to change it is the mark of true intelligence.
- Be careful what you read, it becomes the way you think. Curate what you let into your brain as you do with your body.
This quote underscores the value of education and learning. It emphasizes that gaining knowledge can lead to personal and societal benefits that surpass many other types of investments. Franklin, who was a polymath, inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, greatly valued education and believed that it was integral to the progress and improvement of the individual and the nation.
- "An investment in knowledge pays the best"
- "Investing in knowledge has the highest returns."
- "The best investment you can make is in your own knowledge."
- "Knowledge pays the highest dividends."
- "Spend on knowledge, and it'll repay you manyfold."
- "The greatest ROI (Return On Investment) comes from investing in knowledge."
- "Knowledge is the best capital."
- "There's no better investment than that in learning."
” Some poor, phoneless fool is probably sitting next to a waterfall somewhere totally unaware of how angry and scared he’s supposed to be ” -Duncan Trussell https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/hmd5ze/some_poor_phoneless_fool_is_probably_sitting_next
"People Cry, not because they're Weak. It's because they've been Strong for too Long." - Johnny Depp https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/hmtlqf/people_cry_not_because_theyre_weak_its_because
Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher
“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.” —Marcus Aurelius
Stoicism teaches that we can't control everything that happens to us, but we can control how we respond to it. An "untroubled spirit" refers to maintaining inner peace and tranquility, regardless of external circumstances. It suggests that we should not let external events disturb our inner calm. This is a foundational concept in Stoicism, as it focuses on the differentiation between things we can control (our reactions, judgments, and actions) and things we can't control (external events, outcomes, the actions of others).
This refers to the Stoic practice of viewing situations rationally and without illusion. Rather than being swayed by emotions or misconceptions, Stoics strive to see things as they truly are. This is about understanding the nature of events, recognizing their impermanence, and avoiding being swept up by irrational fears or desires. It's a call to perceive the world clearly and to accept the true nature of things without being deluded by our biases or preconceptions.
These principles, though ancient, remain relevant in today's world. They offer guidance on how to navigate the challenges of life with equanimity, clarity, and wisdom. Many people still turn to Stoic teachings to find peace and understanding in the face of adversity.
"If someone corrects you, and you feel offended, then you have an ego problem." —Nouman Ali Khan https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/9ars7x/if_someone_corrects_you_and_you_feel_offended
"Organisms that only learn through trial and error lose to organisms that can learn through other people's trial and error." -Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
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"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you." —Saint Augustine
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"When I was bleeding to death in my Black Hawk helicopter after being shot down, I didn't care if the American troops risking their lives to save me were gay, straight, transgender, black, white or brown. All that mattered was they didn't leave me behind." - Tammy Duckworth https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/hnt8ea/when_i_was_bleeding_to_death_in_my_black_hawk