“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“We don't attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to tbe true in the moment.”
― Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
― Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
“If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
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