Here’s my ongoing list of quotes I’ve found helpful. Most of them are from life lessons learned the hard way and others are quotes from various individuals.
- Be kind! Don’t Be a Dick, a Douchebag, or a Bitch!
- Don’t hurt Anyone!
- Have Fun!
- Never wear white socks.
- Call your mom!
- Love people and not things.
- Don’t Lie.
- Eat Healthy.
- PPPPPPP! (Google it)
- Stay away from Stupid!
- Don’t Make fun of others!
- Know your Limits.
- Remember, Hurt People, hurt people.
- Make time for yourself.
- Live within your means!
- Find your own Path! Stay away from the Herd!
- Do what you Love as long as it doesn’t harm others and or yourself.
- Expectation is a down payment for Disappointment.
- Life is not about getting what we want but to love what we have.
- Never assume, anything.
- Before you go outside, check the weather.
- While driving, Do not tailgate and stay away from asshole drivers.
- Go to bed on time.
- Say No to projects that won’t fit into your schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
- Take one day at a time.
- Do something every day for your inner child.
- Write down your thoughts and inspirations.
- Talk less and listen more!
- Slow down.
- Separate worries from concerns.
- Laugh, then laugh some more!
- Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.
- Don’t listen to “Talking heads” on TV and on talk radio. Do your own research and form your own opinions.
- Never talk about something you know nothing about.
- Don’t cosign and put up with anyone Bullshit! (That includes coworkers, boy/girlfriend and husband or wife)
- After paying all your bills, when buying something ask yourself “Will this add meaningful value to my Life?”
- Don’t waste your time with people that never get back to you.
- Never stereotype people.
- Never stop learning.
- Don’t rush growing up, grow into your life.
- Never use racial slurs, any.
- “Live the life you love, Love the life you live” – Bob Marley
- At home, at work and even at play, don’t let others take advantage of you.
- It’s a much better to ask for permission than forgiveness.
- Never get too Hunger, too Angry, too Lonely, or too Tired!
- Don’t let horrible people and negative things damage YOUR inner peace.
- Never stop making new friends.
- Prejudice is an emotional commitment to ignorance.
- Don’t live with unmanageable debt.
- Don’t live with car, computer and or significant other problems. Fix them as quick as possible!
- Be careful what you search and watch online, something’s you can’t unsee and hear.
- Stop watching TV and start doing the things you want to do!
- Celebrate others unique differences.
- Listen to music in the shower or while taking a bath.
- “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
- Get a hobby! Stop wasting YOUR time talking about what YOU want to do! (Eating food, drinking alcohol, doing drugs, watching TV, or playing with weapons is NOT a hobby)
- “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King Jr
- Conversations are not about waiting for your turn to talk.
- Don’t waste your feelings and time on people who don’t value you.
- Don’t stay where you are not wanted or appreciated. That includes at work and at play.
- At work, don’t talk about Religion, Relationship, News and Politics!
- There is more to Life than just work!
- Don’t make things difficult for others.
- The World is larger than your county, your state, your country, your city or county, or your neighborhood.
- Share any joy in your life!
- Dream big but live realistic.
- Do not reaction to stupidity.
- “Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.” — William Cowper
- Don’t participate in things that normalize Hate!
- Don’t do anything out of spite!
- Don’t waste your time with people that don’t listen to you.
- Remember your coworkers are not meteorologist, news or political experts, car & home repair professionals, drug/alcohol or marriage counselors nor are they financial advisers. Don’t not take they’re advice. Do your own research and talk to trained professionals!
- “Never let your fear decide your fate!” — Allie Knight
- Don’t say or do hurtful things to your friends and family.
- Who you surround yourself with plays a huge part in who you are subconsciously.
- The hardest lessons in Life can’t be taught, they must be experienced.
- Don’t let horrible people foul your peace and damage your state of mind!
- Stay away from people that who don’t consider other feelings!
- Want better mental health, restrict your time on social media.
- Want to eat healthier, if the ingredients are as long as a paragraph, maybe you should not eat it.
- Stay away from people who think showing love is a sign of weakness.
- “Love has many symptoms, such as Charity, Grace, Good-will, Tenderness, Generosity, Kindness, Tolerance, Sympathy, Mercy, and others” —-Anonymous
- Don’t waste your time. Nor let anyone waste your time. As well as don’t waste others time!
- Don’t let others devalued your stock! You are worth more than you know. At work, at home, at play… don’t let others devalue you and who you are!
- Your life is more than what going on in social media!
- Don’t measure your happiness with money!
- “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Mark Twain
- Jealousy is map to where you want to be.
- Be informative, be original or be funny!
- Don’t compare yourself to others but identify with what they are going through.
- To stay away from people and things that upset me.
- The world can see me however it wants. It means nothing to me.
- I’m a nerd! I hate having conversations without knowing.
- Remember, nothing is going to go “As Planned”
- “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become”— Carl Jung
- The things in my power are “My thoughts”, “My beliefs” and “My actions”, Nothing else.
- Don’t believe your assumptions! You don’t know everything about any given situation!
- Nobody gives a shit about what you want. That is up to you to fulfill.
- Our perceptions define our experiences
- Remember a fundamental rule of life, constantly ask yourself “Is this up to Me?” And “Who am I dealing with?”
- Don’t judge yourself based on rules of those who do not know how to live themselves.
- Closed minds don’t get fed.
- Life is hard. Those who intentionally make life harder for others, they are worthless pieces of shit.
- It’s a poor excuse to say I don’t have time for something. The reality is that “something” is not a priority to you.
- Struggle is a good in the right dosage.
- Assumption are you believe in your own ignorance fueled by entitlement over facts. The false feeling of being intellectually superiority. Your bullshit is greater than facts and or your willingness to ask questions.
- Managers/supervisors are only as good as their experiences of managing employees and how competence his or her staff.
- That people will always complain. Even when they get exactly what I asked for.
- It’s a game of knowledge and learning is the fun part.
- The world and everything in it are an irritation. The key is to not scratch at any of it.
- The world is always fishing, don’t sample the bait and avoid the hooks!
- humans are herd animals. They show immense loyalty to groupthink and resolute opposition to independent analysis.
- “Aun aprendo”- Francisco Jose de Goya
- Old is a state of mind.
- Stay busy with the things that You enjoy doing as much as possible. And don’t give a fuck about those who discourages or makes fun of You about doing it.
- The human condition is the struggle between reality and how you perceive it.
- Be thankful you don’t know poverty, hunger, homelessness, war, torture, imprisonment
- The Rule of Cool states “The limit of the Willing Suspension of Disbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its degree of coolness.”
- The amount in which people litter is a proportion to the amount of how much they give a shit about their surroundings
- Prevention is better than a cure.
- Don’t waste your emotions on people who are not worth it.
- “A man is only as good as what he loves”—Saul Bellow
- “Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged or absolved and wretched.” —Albert Camus
- “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”—Michel de Montaigne
- If you’re not changing, you’re not pushing yourself hard enough.
- The world is an ugly place and will always will. The key is to forget about it, not get caught up with its madness and make the best with what you got.
- People speak matches their lives!
- Stupid people can’t comprehend working smarter. So don’t expect them too.
- Knowledge doesn’t equal truth! If you believe that, you’re delusional.
- “That’s part of the dilemma of being an American Negro; that one is a little bit colored and a little bit white, and not only in physical terms but in the head and in the heart, and there are days — this is one of them — when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it. How, precisely, are you going to reconcile yourself to your situation here and how you are going to communicate to the vast, heedless, unthinking, cruel, white majority, that you are here? And to be here means that you can’t be anywhere else.
I’m terrified at the moral apathy — the death of the heart which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long, that they really don’t think I’m human. I base this on their conduct, not on what they say, and this means that they have become, in themselves, moral monsters. It’s a terrible indictment — I mean every word I say.”—Jame Baldwin
- Where is my peace? It is here? Maybe it’s over there? No, it is in my well protected quiet spot away from the world. Free from perturbation and it’s madness. It’s calm, inclusive, vast, rich with wonder and it is all mine.
- A great position requires a great mind.
- How you use (not spend) your time is as important as who you choose to be around you.
- You’re always going to living your life wrong according to someone else. What matters most is how you feel about your life.
- Stupidity is like mud. It easily and completely covers all it touches. It’s discouraging and messy when you see it bog down and hamper progress. And when you see it during your adventures in life, do your best to avoid it. But if you have to wade through some to get to more stable and solid ground. Don’t worry, it completely washes off with open mindfulness and education.
Judge a Country by how it treats those in the following list.
Their Elderly
Their Sick
Their Poor
Their Criminals
Their Minorities
Their Veterans
Their Women
- “Oppression makes a wise man mad.”— Frederick Douglass
- At home, at work, on vacation, whenever the hell you’re at in life, Never Stop Learning! Along with stay away from those complain about and refuse to learn anything new or different.
- “If it makes you happy, it doesn’t have to make sense to anybody else. “
- “Nothing will kill a great employee faster than watching you tolerate a bad one.” – Peter Belcher
- “According to Robert Greene, there are two types of time in our lives: dead time, when people are passive and waiting, and alive time, when people are learning and acting and utilizing every second. Every moment of failure, every moment or situation that we did not deliberately choose or control, presents this choice: Alive time. Dead time. Which will it be?”—Ryan Holiday
- Remember in every line of work, there’s countless number of people who have absolutely no knowledge of their own profession.
- Those who suck up to their bosses, has no valuable knowledge or meaningful experience to offer.
- “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”—Bob Marley
- If you can’t endure suffering, then you’re not free. You’re a slave to whatever protects you from suffering.
- Family, friends and other loved ones can help free you from the sticky grip of depression
- Just because you do, doesn’t mean others do it too.
- “The first wealth is health,”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
- No one can escape Anxiety. But I feel we can choose if we have bad(negative) or good(positive) anxiety.
- I think it’s time we start to look at the world for what it is and not do the lens of an inadequacy and false superiority.
- Stupidity does not permit them to recognize their ignorance. — Ernesto O. Hoffmann, M.D.
- “Fun is good for the heart. Having it with friends is even better!” —Me 🙂❤️
- “To know that we do not know is a great knowledge. To think that we know, when we do not know, is a great disease.” Lao Tsé
- “Compassion to others start with kindness to ourselves” … Pema Chödrön
- “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”— Hanlon’s razor
- “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. “—Alan Watts
- “Consume philosophy like drinking water”—Me
- “The soul is dyed by the thoughts.” — Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
- “I was once a fortunate man, but I lost it, I know not how. – But fortunate means that a man has assigned to himself a good fortune: and a good fortune is good disposition of the soul, good emotions, good actions.” — Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
- “Ponder for a long time whether you shall admit a given person to your friendship; but when you have decided to admit him, welcome him with all your heart and soul. Speak as boldly with him as with yourself.”—Seneca
- Not everything deserves a response.
- The options of others have absolutely nothing to do with my peace of mind, serenity or my happiness.
- Peace of mind is a choice. Test it out. What thoughts and ideas you’re entertaining now? Are they positive or negative ones? If negative, why are you continuing to do something that is causing you to suffer? Why not think about the last time you laugh out loud. Or what was the last thing that made you smile. 🙂 Even if you feel like everything is going to hell. You can take comfort in nothing last forever. It should be stated that this no easy task. But it gets easier the more you do it.
- Sick of money problems? Learn to live within your means. Along with do not live with unmanageable debt.
“It will be found that a man is sociable just in the degree in which he is intellectually poor and generally vulgar”— Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life.
- Bullies are the absolute worst kind of people.
- Let their options, attitudes, perspectives and whatever speculations they can come up with pass you by like clouds floating away in the sky.
- Frequently ask yourself, “I’m I happy? If not, what am I doing about it?”
- Want to change your life? Start with changing your routines. Your routine shapes your mood and mood forms your perspective (positive or negative). Having the right perspective steers, you toward having a better peace of mind.
- “No one has the right to do wrong, not even if wrong has been to them” … Viktor E. Frankl
- Suffering is lack of our growth
- We can’t let pain and fear dictate our internal dialogue.
- Don’t waste your awesomeness on those who don’t see it.
- I don’t have to be neatly packaged so people to understand Me.
- Stop letting others small mindedness get the way of your happiness and peace of mind…Me
- Stay away from those who all they have to talk about is gossip and have no creative or intellectual ideas for themselves.
- Most people just want to be seen and heard. Save your creative ideas and thought experiments for those who is will not be wasted on.
- Avoidance is as important as choice.
- They can say whatever they want, I can choose to react or not… Brianna Wiest
- Those who are unqualified and unlearn assume they know things. While those who are intelligent and wise ask questions and learn things.
- “Human happiness has absolutely nothing to do with how much money you have, what your job title is, what brand of whatever you have along with what others think of you. I believe that happiness starts from within. Within your body, mind, soul and perspective of one’s thoughts. Define for yourself (and not what the world wants you to think) what success is, how you want to love as well as how you want to be loved, how you maintain and nurture your peace of mind and contentment.” — Me
- Don’t let anyone forced their misguided opinion and thoughts on you.
- Marriage licenses doesn’t equal Love. Job titles doesn’t equal Success. Believing in Religion doesn’t make you a good person. As well as having money doesn’t equal Contentment.
- Fun is good for the heart❤️
- What I have learned from my studies of self-help and various forms of philosophy. That if I want to have better mental health it starts with changing my routines. Having positive and healthy routines that I enjoy. Because my routines shape my mood (if it’s positive or negative). If positive, it leads me to a much healthier perspective along with having peace and serenity. And from the brief time I’ve been practicing it, I have noticed my thoughts are not racing and focusing on “bullshit”.
- Want a better life, learn how to nurture Your peace of mind.
- “For he who is unmusical is a child in music; he who is without letters is a child in learning; he who is untaught, is a child in life.” … Epictetus
- Our minds are as fragile as styrofoam, and poor mental health is gasoline. Everyone has some form of mental erosion it’s ok as long as it doesn’t turn into napalm. We tend to think our problems is a large splash that will dissolve a vast amount of our mental health. Fortunately, with the proper set of tools, we can manage to turn an overwhelming splash into a tiny drip.
- Shit happens and assholes are the cause!
- Stay out of their moronic conversations. They drink their own Kool Aid and co-sign their bullshit!
- Remember, that Your ego loves to stir up your soul.
- Fly above the madness of others.
- Laughter re-energizes the soul. Especially with loved ones and friends.
- Kindness, generosity, compassion, heck…Love is a social gemstone. They are very difficult to find and precious.
- Silence and Stillness is sweeter for my peace of mind.
- “Anger is a crime of the mind” — Seneca
- “Without wisdom, the mind is sick”— Seneca
- Share things you find beautiful with your friends and family
- “If you have proven everything, you no longer need to prove anything”
- Anxiety is living with frustration of future in the present.
- Changing your perspective can change your mood. Changing your mood can change your life.
- “As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will… It’s essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for it will make you more gentle to all.” – Marcus Aurelius
- With all things difficult, there’s no such thing as pain-free learning.
- “People beautify only what they love. And death repels us, and tires are patience” … Albert Camus
- I would rather be around beautiful personalities then beautiful people.
- “Compassion to others start with kindness to ourselves” … Pema Chödrön
- “My life has though me to be more curious than afraid”
- “No one has the right to do wrong, not even if wrong has been to them” … Viktor E. Frankl
- Having the Right and being Right are two different things.
- You are becoming who you are going be. So, you might as well as not be an asshole.
- “Anger is a desire to repay sufferings” … Aristotle
- “Spirituality is not religion. It is a path to generate happiness” … Thich Nhat Hanh
- “Anger doesn’t bring about anything grand or beautiful” … Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- “More evil has been done then can be healed by punishment” Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- “Those who are stupid, have no idea how to work smarter” …Me
- “For our own habits copy from whose we associate” … Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- “Do not set yourself on fire to keep others warm” …Einzelgänger
- Fear is based on ignorance.
- Love is the capacity to reduce pain
- “Being informed V’s Peace of Mind. For me, peace of mind wins every time.
- The world is a fucked-up place. It always has been and always will be. This is just our time to experience it.
- Time is running out for everyone. It passes by the young and the old. Time is the most precious nonrenewable resource. Once it’s gone, you will never get it back. Stop wasting Your time with shit people, toxic environments, and relationships as well as any situations that damage your peace of mind. Life is too short.
- Oversee your own information diet. Consume the news and social media when it is healthy for you. For me, If I feel I must “plug in”, I do so in the middle of the day. This gives me time to digest and process it. And if I find I’m re-consuming yesterday’s news, I stop and continue with my day. This way, I’m not starting or ending my day with the world’s madness. It is important who you share with and what.
- Be considerate when you share. Don’t share things that could harms others. That includes their mental health and peace of mind. My philosophy on sharing is, “Be funny, Be helpful or Be informative”.
- Remember when speaking, “I “is your ego talking.
- “Do not argue with ignorance people. Those who never been taught anew unwilling to learn” …. Seneca
- Communicate, learn, and connect
- Suffering is the refusal to accept what is.
- What would you say if you could tell the world one thing?
- Happiness is a product of how you cope with your problems.
- Make sure you’re living more than you’re thinking about living.
- The monster everyone is running from is themselves.
- The world is sandpaper and I’m pink and raw from it.
- “Don’t let other’s demons decide what your happiness is”
- Cleaning is contagious, so is frustration and impatient
- “We don’t gain freedom from fighting” … Chögyam Trungpa
- “Action without compassion is like planting a dead tree.” Chögyam Trungpa
- “The path is made out of obstacles” … Chögyam Trungpa
- “Winning, grinning, happy. So, no complaints here” … Pestily
- Toxic people are carcinogenic to your serenity. They have countless names and faces. The Manipulator, The Bigot, Negative Nancy or Nate, the Narcissist, the Energy drainer, the Gossiper, the Criticizer and the One-Sided Friend to name a few. Don’t play into their madness and head games, don’t let them set your mood, as well as do not respond to the chaos that surrounds them. Identify them and their bullshit. Remember, maintaining your inner peace requires a constant vigilance effort.
- The importance of earbuds or headphones is underrated. You never know when you need to drown out some stupid motherfucker.
- “Expectations are premeditated resentments”
- “The routine cruelty to human existence”
- “The benefits of health douses pain”
- “Constant positivity is form of avoidance rather than a solution to life’s problems”
- “Blaming others for your problems only hurts yourself”
- “Certainty is the enemy a growth “
- “Being wrong is an opportunity for growth”
- “Our ignorance is greater than us all”
- “No one has the right to do wrong”
- “We must continually seek wisdom to help us see the world as it really is”
- “Nature never creates a storm that never ends”
- “My emotions are not Me; my emotions are Mine”
- Listening to others bullshit and nonsense. It is mentally taxing as well as serenity damaging. Invest in your inner peace!
- “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. “ … Marcus Aurelius
- Negative visualization is the ability to anticipate the worst so that we can adequately prepare ourselves for the challenges that lie ahead.
- Understandings doesn’t mean I agree with you.
- Learn to manage your expectations.
- “It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens, but it is never gone.” …Rose Kennedy
- How to embrace your inner nerd. Ask yourself this, “If I could live forever, what’s something I want to learn and master?” Go and do those things. What are you passionate about? And seek out people that encourage your inner nerd and not ones that make fun of it. To be clear, doing drugs, drinking alcohol, eating food doesn’t count.
- Imagine all the things you will say to one of your loved ones at his or her funeral and say it to them today. You never know when time is going to run out.
- Steer clear of those who hold common information and knowledge hostage.
- Remember, the world is filled with stupid people and it’s their first and only time at being human!
- “Your happiness shouldn’t be based of anything outside yourself”. Not your husband or wife, not your house, car or anything you own, not your social status…
- Resentments is like drinking poison and waiting for the other people to die.
- Duration, path and outcome
- “Everything evolves and moves on”
- Lean into discomfort
- Start with what you least want to share.
- Comfort is the killer of creativity
- Stop, being present and enjoy things
- Just like time, you have a limited number of “fucks” to give. Don’t waste them on those who are not worthy of them.
- “…And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation – some fact of my life – unacceptable to me and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Unless I accept life completely on life’s terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world and on what needs to be changed in me and my attitudes.
- Don’t let the thinking of the old upset You!
- Don’t listen to stupid conversations.
- My resentments are an absolute poison to my inner peace.
- You do not need the approval of entitled, unqualified, and inadequate people.
- Don’t ever let anyone invalidate your feelings, thoughts, ideas, believes and passions.
- Be the best “Me” I can be and not try to better than others.
- It doesn’t matter what religion you are a part of you cannot have a mouth full of scripture and have a heart full for hate.
- Some people are sick, and you can’t see the symptoms of their illness.
- Don’t assume the others want what you want or have.
- Don’t make fun of things others love.
- Don’t compare yourself to others but identify with what they are going through.
- Live comfortably but not excessively.
- Happiness as well as sadness is a matter of perspective.
- “If you judge people, you have no time to love them” …Mother Teresa
- There’s no meaning to this life, it’s a struggle. Try to find a way to enjoy the struggle.
- Be aware of manufactured false needs
- My expectations deeply influence my emotions.
- I don’t have to be perfect for anyone.
- Don’t fellowship with fools.
- Judge content, not delivery!
- Read, understand and reduce stupidity.
- That this is My journey and it’s up to Me make it beautiful. Do not waste your time filling it with hateful ideas, negative thoughts and shity people. Fill it with people you love and spend your time doing the thing You love.
- Pay less and less attention to the world and more on me and my attitudes.
- “It’s about enjoying the experience and the journey” …Pestily
- “Kindness starts from the point of understanding someone struggles”
Steven