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 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 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 PETERSONPeople who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world.
JORDAN PETERSONWe may not exactly be God, but we’re not exactly nothing, either.
JORDAN PETERSONAnd if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.
JORDAN PETERSONYou’re not perfect just the way you are. You could be better!
JORDAN PETERSONIt 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 PETERSONThat’s poetic in its malevolence.
JORDAN PETERSONUntruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
JORDAN PETERSONIf you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future.
JORDAN PETERSONThe 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.
JORDAN PETERSONTruth reduces the terrible complexity of a man to the simplicity of his word.
JORDAN PETERSONAnyone who was out to change the world by changing others was to be regarded with suspicion. The temptations of such a position were too great to be resisted.
JORDAN PETERSONOne of the problems with being relatively wealthy if you are a parent is that you cannot provide your children with necessity.
JORDAN PETERSONYou don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay.
JORDAN PETERSONIn order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.
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