Jessica Hagy > Quotes

“You have treasured people, places, and things. They are precious and powerful. Fight for them. Don't just let them lounge in the back of your mind. A love ignored will wither and die.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“If it is unappetizing: Do not eat, date, or sign up for it. If the mere thought of it is depressing: Do not major in it, sit through it, or devote your life to it. If it is not important to you: Do not do it only because it is important to someone else. You will thank yourself”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“If you don’t give a damn about anything, no one will give a damn about you.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“The more you absorb, the more you can exude.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Interesting people are interested in things other than themselves. They’re educationally omnivorous. And so they end a lot of sentences with honest question marks.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Just because you’ve never been somewhere doesn’t mean you don’t belong. Just because it’s not in your job description doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Only you can really decide what league you really belong in.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“An easy life is like quicksand:Before you know it, you’re trapped and can’t move, can’t breathe, can’t get to where you really wanted to go. Don’t coast unless you’re rolling downhill on a bicycle.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Maybe your past isn't perfect. Maybe it was brutal. Maybe you were brutal. Maybe you've got more scars than you thought one skin could hold. You can't linger on those thoughts. You will drown in them. After all, it's only an interesting backstory if you can get past it.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Say, do, or make it now. Go where you need to be. Do not wait to be invited places. Host your own parties. Do not sit by the phone.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“When you put yourself out there, a lot of people will reject, dismiss, or ignore you. But a few will embrace and champion you. While the nos may sting, only the yeses matter.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Bring together as many people as you can to help you. Share your energy. Share your ideas. Share your cause. And make sure you have plenty of cake. Everyone loves cake.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“You are the protagonist and author of your life’s story.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Your greatest accomplishments, no matter how impressive you think them to be, are some else's worst nightmare. Your most prized possession is another man's disgusting chunk of trash. Be careful what you brag about.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Who's more interesting: A famous scientist, or the famous who plays the cello and whittles marionettes in a lighthouse at the edge of the world where he sometimes writes poetry by the light of passing ships? Exactly. Follow your weird impulses and do all sorts of things. Getting sidetracked can lead you to exactly where you belong.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Egos get in the way of ideas. If your arrogance is more obvious than your expertise, you are someone other people avoid.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Not everyone will understand you. Not everyone will appreciate you. Not everyone will embrace you. Do not change for them. Just smile at them, and move along.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“No one is normal. Everyone has quirks and insights unique to themselves. Don’t hide these things—they are what make you interesting.”
― Jessica Hagy

“You are not wrong to be unique. You are not incorrect because you are different. You should not be sorry for being interesting.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Leave a mark, not a blemish.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream. It will be best to let half the army get across, and then deliver your attack.”
― Jessica Hagy, The Art of War Visualized: The Sun Tzu Classic in Charts and Graphs

“vicariously”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps

“Be serious. Be immersed.
If you want to matter, you have to climb all the way into the mess that is before you.”
― Jessica Hagy, How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps