“I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writi…”— Helena Bonham Carter, nitch.com
“Comedy is about observing the hidden truths in life that everyone knows but nobody has ever quite articulated. And standup is about how to articulate that truth in such a way that people feel momentarily unsafe and confused (the setup), and relieved (the punchline).”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“Our life is a list of the experiments we try, the discoveries we make, the failures we encounter along the way to greater successes and rewards.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“Life is an experiment. That’s the beauty of all of this. We’re all scientists in this giant laboratory.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“My own dreams are deep inside, my secret wishes since I was a little boy. I can tell when I am moving in the right direction. I get a feeling in my upper chest. A warmth and excitement.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“So the odds are on my side. I will live forever. Unless something weird happens. Like dying.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“I try to do this instead: live life like it’s everyone else’s last day. Then you learn to treat everyone with the highest respect. They are dying tomorrow!”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.”— David Whyte, amazon.com
“Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn’t a one-man show. It’s more important to have smart people who really believe in what you’re doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream.”— Joseph J. Thomson, jaanekyon.tumblr.com
“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.”— Milton H. Erickson, goodreads.com
“But the most beautiful things in life are just not things. They’re people and places, memories and pictures. They’re feeling and moments and smiles and laughter.”— Unknown, wnq-anonymous.com
“The best advice I’ve ever received: ‘no one else knows what they are doing either.’”— Ricky Gervais, goodreads.com
“You were so nice to me when I was having my problems, but now that you’re having yours, it seems there’s not a thing I can do for you. You’re all locked up in that little world of yours, and when I try knocking on the door, you just sort of look up for a second and go right back inside.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Long ago, there was something in me, but now that thing is gone. Now that thing is gone, that thing is gone. I cannot cry. I cannot care. That thing will come back no more.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, amazon.com
“Sometimes beautiful things come into our lives out of nowhere. We can’t always understand them, but we have to trust in them. I know you want to question everything, but sometimes it pays to just have a little faith.”— Lauren Kate, amazon.com