229 quotes found
“This philosophy teaches us to leave safe harbor for the rough seas of real-world experience, and to accept that a rough copy out in the world serves us far greater than a masterpiece sitting quietl...”
“Life is so unlikely, so rare and beautiful an opportunity it is to live, we must be on constant guard to ensure that our actions are worthy of the life it takes to perform them.”
“We are free to live the life we have imagined, not the life imagined for us.”
“It is in community where we find our very selves.”
“We strive toward the middle, and we run from ourselves.”
“Your job as a young adult is to become as valuable to the marketplace as you can. Your job as a human is to do so without working a day in your life.”
“Everyone, no matter how historically famous or modernly praised, has no idea about the ultimate truth of what it means to be human.”
“He plays the same game, but for the first time in his life he is truly playing, rather than working, being a human, and this is a vast distinction realized by few.”
“We must strive to become more daily. We must honestly assess our weaknesses and overcome them. We must work toward the highest possible version of ourselves. This is a worthy use of our time, but i...”
“The beautiful truth about service is that we are afforded countless opportunities to be its vehicle. Every interaction with another is an opportunity to serve. From simply letting someone into your...”
“If nothing lasts then everything has meaning. If everything dies that means we actually live.”
“Let's live our lives with great meaning and purpose in the attempt to influence the world to whatever degree our circumstance allows.”
“I envision a world in which the vast majority of us are actively striving toward our potential as human beings by spending our lives serving others through mediums we are most passionate.”
“If somethings existence is contingent upon the existence of another entity, can we truthfully call them separate beings?”
“The knowledge you acquire in an area of study is accompanied by an incalculable ignorance. The farther we get into anything, we learn that we have even farther to go.”
“Today's world is flooded with participation trophies. In an attempt to promote equality we have robbed our youth of the most growth-inducing aspect of competition, failing. If you want to be resurr...”
“Have a clear-cut plan on what you wish to improve, and seek opportunities to improve it. The more conscious and honest we can be about our shortcomings, the more strength we will have to improve th...”
“Autopilot is great, and removal of thought is one of the highest ideals of training. But removal of thought in the moment must be preceded by purposeful thought beforehand.”
“Our social contract is becoming an exchange of free thought for mindless stimuli.”
“The best indicator of a man's philosophy is not what he reads or says, but the way in which he lives his life, the way in which he acts.”
