Quotes by Oli Anderson, Personal Revolutions: A Short Course in Realness

“This world is your world but that doesn't mean you can always stop it from burning.”

“One of the most human things that you can do is reach out for the stars knowing that you might not ever touch them; we are all perfectly imperfect, but to live knowing so is to be a fulfilled human...”

“The human condition is essentially the conflict between the human need for control and a universe that provides little if any of it. Once we accept this and get into the flow of life, we are free a...”

“Whenever we find ourselves stuck, whenever we find ourselves lost or confused by the chaos of the world, we can be sure that the only way to free ourselves is to take action of some kind. Action is...”

“Life is a dance more than it is an assertion and there is more health in dynamism or fluidity than there is rigidity and stasis.”

“The final lesson is that 'reality' is always the way to go and that acceptance is the only way to get there.”

“If philosophy gets you lost in the labyrinth of symbols that distance us from reality, then it is part of the problem; if it motivates positive action that can create a better world, philosophy is ...”

“Nobody is going to save you but yourself and the best and only way to do so isthrough action.”

“If humans created it then it is the product of a choice that somebody made. And if it was chosen it can be changed.”

“There are two types of 'busy': 1)Constantly distracting yourself from what is true. 2) Constantly working to create something real.”

“If we go in to each situation that life throws at us with an attitude that we canlearn from it then we will never be truly defeated.”

“See yourself as a long-term work in progress, not a short-term project of preservation.”

“Idealism + Inaction = Depression”

“Only ever doing what feels comfortable is a form of suicide.”

“It is essential to our health and happiness that we dedicate ourselves to some kind of mission or purpose that transcends the mundane hustle and bustle of daily living.”

“Our modern day, hyper-rat-race culture often leads us to mistakenly confuse'busy' for 'success'. The truth of the matter is that if you're constantly having to tell people how busy you are and how ...”

“Don't cling to your self-concept purely because your will demands it. Demand that your environment aligns as much as possible and change what you must about yourself when the outer world cant be ch...”

“Having problems doesn't make you noble or virtuous, it makes you human. Nobility and virtue comes from the way that you handle your problems and either learn to move past them or live with them if ...”

“Remember: knowing originates on the inside, knowledge on the outside. Certain facts and concepts may change, come into being, disappear, or be replaced, but what it is to be a human being will neve...”

“Unleash in the right time and place before you explode at the wrong time andplace.”