Ron

“Objectivity means removing “you”—the subjective part—from the equation.”
― Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

“And when Mother Teresa was asked why she didn’t participate in anti-war demonstrations, she said, “I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I’ll be there.” These great leaders knew that to be against something—to focus on your opposition to it—just creates more of it.”
― Jack Canfield, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs

“Jerry: If you always want less, in words as well as things, you’ll do well as a writer.”
― Judd Apatow, Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy