“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
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“Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“Successful people are 100% convinced that they are masters of their own destiny , they’re not creatures of circumstance, they create circumstance, if the circumstances around them suck they change them.”
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“There’s nothing worse than when someone takes a community education course and becomes an expert on how yoga is the best way to burn the visceral fat that’s housed deep in your abdomen.”
― Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning
― Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning
“Things may look different to you than they did before. I've had that experience myself. But don't let appearances fool you. There's only one reality.”
― 1Q84 Book 1
― 1Q84 Book 1
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