To 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 PETERSONConsult your resentment. It’s a revelatory emotion, for all its pathology.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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Don’t use language instrumentally.
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The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do but are avoiding.
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In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.
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Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honor.
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Worthlessness is the default condition.
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You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
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It is better, proverbially, to rule your own spirit than to rule a city.
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There are some games you don’t get to play unless you are all in.
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The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
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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 don’t say what you think then you kill your unborn self.
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You can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act.
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If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
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And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.
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Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.
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