If you have money you have risk. You don’t get to choose not to have risk, you only get to choose what kind.
– from The Simple Path to Wealth book by J. L. Collins
Women are more than just objects …
Women are more than just objects to be looked at. We’re people. You want to give me a compliment? Tell me I’m smart. Tell me I’m strong.
– from 28 Summers book by Elin Hilderbrand
Poetry and prayer put ideas in …
Poetry and prayer put ideas in people’s heads that got them killed, distracting them from the ruthless mechanism of the world.
– from The Underground Railroad book by Colson Whitehead
Trying to learn about sex from …
Trying to learn about sex from porn is like trying to learn about the mountains by sniffing one of those air fresheners they sell at the gas station. When you finally get to the real mountains and breathe in that pure, wild air – you might be confused. You might wish it smelled like that fake, manufactured air-freshener version.
– from Untamed book by Glennon Doyle
You will get rich by giving …
You will get rich by giving society what it wants but does not yet know how to get. At scale.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
I haven’t made all A’s in …
I haven’t made all A’s in the art of livin, but I give a damn, and I’ll take an experienced C over an ignorant A any day.
– from Greenlights book by Matthew McConaughey
When you’re driven, whatever is in …
When you’re driven, whatever is in front of you, whether it’s racism, sexism, injuries, divorce, depression, obesity, tragedy, or poverty, becomes fuel for your metamorphosis.
– from Can’t Hurt Me book by David Goggins
You come into this world with …
You come into this world with nothing and you go empty-handed. The wealth of life lies only in how you have allowed its experiences to enrich you. Filth can blossom into the fragrance of a flower. Manure can transform itself into the sweetness of a mango. No adversity is an impediment if you are in a state of conscious response. No matter what the nature of the situation you are in, it can only enhance your experience of life, if you allow it to.
– from Inner Engineering book by Sadhguru
When money becomes more important than …
When money becomes more important than happiness, your life passes you by, because you can’t lower your guard and enjoy yourself. Money is a tricky thing: it can bring you freedom and happiness, but it can also bring pain and anxiety.
– from Breathe book by Rickson Gracie
Don’t underestimate the power of prayer …
Don’t underestimate the power of prayer! It might well prevail where muscles failed!
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni