“I really believe that gratitude is the proper response for the absolute astonishment of getting to be alive, and aware, and an essential part of this crazy, sprawling story.”— John Green, youtube.comTagged: Gratitude, Being Alive
“The great thing about humans, my favorite thing about humans, actually, is that we can work together to improve each other's chances of having healthy and productive lives.”— John Green, youtube.comTagged: Collaborating, Community, Working Together
“To me at least, Hank, it's not about deserving anything, because you are not your luck. No matter your circumstances, you are valuable and rare and worthy of love.”— John Green, youtube.comTagged: Luck, Value
“I would argue that in addition to not deserving all of the wonderful things that happen in life, we don't deserve all of the terrible things.”— John Green, youtube.comTagged: Privilege, Luck
“When you start to think that the good things that have happened to you have happened because you worked harder than other people, or because the universe prefers you, you start to see the world with this weird, self-centered myopia, and you don't commit yourself to lessening inequality or to support…”— John Green, youtube.comTagged: Systemic Inequality
“You are valuable and rare and worthy of love.”— John Green, youtube.comTagged: Love, Value, H4D-21, Inspirational, Self-Love