How - Quotes
Stop trying to guess what`s coming. Wait for it. Trust your instincts. Anticipation doesn`t get you the win. It`s how you react to the situation.
How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
Ability is what you`re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
You know how there`s time-based art? Movies, music, plays, it`s all time-based art. There`s a beginning, and a middle and an end. You have to see it from the beginning to the end. You`re restrained to that timeline... That way of experiencing it. But then there`s paintings. No beginning, no middle, no end. You see what you want to see when you want to see it. No restrictions, it`s just there.
I like you because you like me. I think that says a lot about how great you are as a person.
- I hate secrets.
- We all have them.
- Then tell me, (...) how am I supposed to live with this?
- You just... do.
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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.
My mom and dad (and most moms and dads) said that I would never understand how much they loved me until I had my own children. (...) It`s the love you don`t choose, the animal love that gives the reason to live.
Every lie haunts our future. There is no telling when or how it might collide with reality, requiring further maintenance.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn`t make it a leg.
Just as one wouldn`t draw a lasting conclusion about oneself on the basis of a brief experience of indigestion, one needn`t do so on the basis of how one has thought or behaved for vast stretches of time in the past. A creative change of inputs to the system - learning new skills, forming new relationships, adopting new habits of attention - may radically transform one`s life.
If you want to know how your life is going to turn out, you just have to know where you’re heading.