For me, a few come to mind:
- “You’re imagining everybody in this story way more attractive than they actually were.”
It was posted somewhere on one of those spicy subreddits under some affair threesome story. And it sort if clicked with me. Like look around, normal people on the street don’t all look like supermodels. And supermodels don’t lurk around in reddit comment sections. It really put things into perspective for me.
- “Life isn’t short, it’s the longest thing you’ll ever do.”
It is a bit uplifting to realize that no matter if you have bad or good period in your life, it is only a short chapter contained in the longest time period possible for you to experience.
There were a few others that I probably can’t remember of the top of my head right now.
Regret is like salt, you sprinkle a little in to hide the bitterness. -The Expanse
“My sister is the opposite of paranoid. She has the delusion that people actually like her.” Harry Block (Woody Allen) in the 187 film “Deconstructing Harry”
“My friends are so happy they’re killing themselves.” Steve McKenna (Jan-Michael Vincent) in the 1972 film “The Mechanic”
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
Cynical is a word used by the frightened to describe the realistic.
“The purpose of discipline is to live more fully, not less”
The only peace you will find at the top of a mountain is the peace you bring there with yourself.
the ironic thing about common sense is that it is not that common.
“Growing hurts… but it’s always worth the pain.”
-My sister
I am the Senate now!
~ Chancelor Palpetine
Every society is three hot meals away from chaos.
There’s a guy on Youtube by the name of Chris Boden. Slightly controversial figure but he seems to mean well. A video of his that seemed to be venting/reconciling himself included the phrase
“So you wake up one morning in your impact crater and you start. Again.”
I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I’ll be there.
Yes, I know Mother Theresa isn’t well liked, and for good reason, but I like this quote. It shows you how framing your words and actions can impact how they are perceived by others. It makes you think.
Hope is not a strategy.
It’s better to beg forgiveness than ask permission.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
The rarest Pepe of them all.
“You can be the juiciest, ripest peach in the world, but some people just funny like peaches.”
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”
Actually this one and I just saw it on Lemmy too. As a life long Trek fan I have this quote in my head quite often.
I love the French saying “C’est la vie”.
Shuts down a lot of people nagging.
