Wanting positive experience is a negative experience; accepting negative experience is a positive experience.
“But the pleasure isn’t owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you.” —Philip Roth, The Human Stain”
― John Green: The Complete Collection
― John Green: The Complete Collection
“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“Some examples of good, healthy values: honesty, innovation, vulnerability, standing up for oneself, standing up for others, self-respect, curiosity, charity, humility, creativity.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“Man can do what he wills,
but he cannot will what he wills. —ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER”
― Turtles All the Way Down
but he cannot will what he wills. —ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER”
― Turtles All the Way Down
“I remember what I’ve imagined and imagine what I remember.”
― John Green: The Complete Collection
― John Green: The Complete Collection
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