Dependencies

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

~ Upton Sinclair

Cognitive dissonance

It’s easier for some people to live with comforting lies than uncomfortable truths.

Climb the best you can

Everybody is a genius.

But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,

it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

~ Albert Einstein

Ageless love

I saw this couple sitting at McDonald’s every day that were like 80 years old. They would order a cheeseburger, a medium fry, a glass of water and an extra glass. 

I watched them cut the cheeseburger in half and divide the fries. Then the guy ate first. I was so moved, thinking maybe they couldn’t afford two meals. 

He finished eating and he poured half the water from one cup into the extra cup they asked for. I was watching them share this relatively inexpensive meal that didn’t seem like much. 

So I went up to The couple and said, "Can I buy you an extra meal?" 

And the old woman goes, "No, I’m just waiting till he’s done eating, then I will borrow his teeth."

Simple, but important truth

If you wanna remain happy, stop caring about what other people think.

~ Professor Richard Feynman

Oh, but what a high price it is!

Regret is the emotional price we pay for free will. 

If we were just pawns tossed around on the chessboard of life, there’d be nothing to regret. 

~ Julie Beck, author

Arnold Schwarzenegger's rule on complaining

No complaining about a situation unless you're prepared to do something to make it better. 

If you see a problem and you don't come to the table with a potential solution, I don't want to hear your whining about how bad it is. 

It couldn't be that bad if it hasn't motivated you to try to fix it.

A good lesson

Ryan:  I don't get it.  I don't get what I did wrong.

Dwight:  Not everything's a lesson, Ryan.  Sometimes you just fail.

~ Dwight and Ryan, in The Office

Almost always true!

You don't have to turn this into something.  

It doesn't have to upset you. 

~ Marcus Aurelius

Good advice

Ask yourself at every moment: Is this necessary? 

~ Marcus Aurelius 

Shhh, trying to calm my mind...

The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.

~  Marcus Aurelius