It is my firm belief that the best way to fix the world – a handyman’s dream, if ever there was one – is to fix yourself.
JORDAN PETERSONYou cannot be protected from the things that frighten you and hurt you, but if you identify with the part of your being that is responsible for transformation, then you are always the equal, or more than the equal of the things that frighten you.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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It’s the chattering buzz of ideologically possessed demons.
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what can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
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Ideologies are substitutes for true knowledge, and ideologues are always dangerous when they come to power, because a simple-minded I-know-it-all approach is no match for the complexity of existence.
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People organize their brains with conversation. If they don’t have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds. Like hoarders, they cannot unclutter themselves.
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Always place your becoming above your current being.
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Experience is the best teacher, and the worst experiences teach the best lessons.
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That’s poetic in its malevolence.
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Question for parents: do you want to make your children safe, or strong?
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If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
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Thus, you should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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In Paradise, everyone speaks the truth. That is what makes it Paradise. Tell the truth. Or, at least, don’t lie.
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We believe that in reducing the scope and importance of our errors, we are properly humble; in truth, we are merely unwilling to bear the weight of our true responsibility.
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To suffer terribly and to know yourself as the cause: that is Hell.
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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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Every bit of learning is a little death. Every bit of new information challenges a previous conception, forcing it to dissolve into chaos before it can be reborn as something better. Sometimes such deaths virtually destroy us.
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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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It took untold generations to get you where you are. A little gratitude might be in order. If you’re going to insist on bending the world to your way, you better have your reasons.
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If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. The status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.
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See the truth. Tell the truth.
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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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That which you most need to find will be found where you least wish to look.
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There are so many ways that things can fall apart, or fail to work altogether, and it is always wounded people who are holding it together.
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You must determine where you are going in your life, because you cannot get there unless you move in that direction.
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