We may not exactly be God, but we’re not exactly nothing, either.
JORDAN PETERSONWe may not exactly be God, but we’re not exactly nothing, either.
JORDAN PETERSONwhat can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
JORDAN PETERSONTrue thinking is rare – just like true listening.
JORDAN PETERSONDon’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
JORDAN PETERSONWho cares if you are the prime minister of Canada when someone else is the president of the United States?
JORDAN PETERSONIt’s appropriate and praiseworthy to associate with people whose lives would be improved if they saw your life improve.
JORDAN PETERSONUntruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
JORDAN PETERSONAlongside our wish to be free of rules, we all search for structure.
JORDAN PETERSONThe 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.
JORDAN PETERSONIt 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.
JORDAN PETERSONSee the truth. Tell the truth.
JORDAN PETERSONTo act is literally to manifest preference about one set of possibilities, contrasted with an infinite set of alternatives. If we wish to live, we must act. Acting, we value.
JORDAN PETERSONYou can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act. You simply don’t know what you believe, before that. You are too complex to understand yourself.
JORDAN PETERSONIdeologies 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.
JORDAN PETERSONYou deserve some respect. You are important to other people, as much as to yourself. You have some vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.
JORDAN PETERSONIt’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
JORDAN PETERSON