Quotes from Books

The stock market is a giant distraction to the business of investing.

In the long run, the stock market is a weighing machine, but in the short run, it is a voting machine.

Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.

Energy is contagious. Either you affect people or you infect people.

You are the driver of your bus. You must decide where you want to go.

If you want to have a great day, you have to start with a great attitude.

The only thing we have to fear is our own fear.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

It is not things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about them.

Economics is not about things; it's about the relationships between things.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it.

One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.

To be productive, we need to rest.

Rest is not a luxury; it’s a necessity for anyone who wants to be productive.

The best way to work is to work less.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

The design of everyday things is about people, not just objects.

Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.

To be a contrarian is to be a free thinker.

It is our duty to question authority and to think for ourselves.

The mind is divided into parts that sometimes conflict with each other.

Happiness comes from between, from deep connections to others.

The greatest happiness is found in the service of others.

We are not only in the universe; the universe is in us.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.

Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.

Awakening is not changing who you are but discarding who you are not.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

The first rule is that we must never confront the enemy directly.

The US government has turned its back on its citizens and the world.

Economic hit men are the hidden face of the US Empire.

The mind is like a garden; if you don't cultivate it, weeds will grow.

You are not your thoughts; you are the observer of your thoughts.

Feeling good is not just a feeling; it's a way of thinking.

You have to be willing to do whatever it takes.

Film is a medium of expression, and you can express yourself with very little.

I never went to film school. I went to film school by making films.

The master is not the one who has the most knowledge, but the one who knows how to apply it.

Mastery is not a destination; it is a journey.

The process of mastery is filled with ups and downs, but each step is valuable.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

Freedom is the fundamental requirement of a man’s mind.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.

That government is best which governs least.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

One day in the life of a prisoner is worth a thousand words.

In the midst of suffering, the human spirit can find ways to persist.

The line between good and evil is often blurred in extreme circumstances.

The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin.

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.

It is better to be unhappy than to be happy in a shallow way.

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

Man is what he believes.

I swear to you, gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness.

We are all responsible for our actions.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts.

I can’t help thinking that the world is a much better place than it used to be.

Man is not truly one, but truly two.

The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde. I give you my hand upon that; and I thank you for your unexampled kindness to me.

I learned that man is essentially a creature of habit.

These are the times that try men's souls.

The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.

The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you get up to speak in public.

I cannot do it. I cannot make it visible.

The greatest problem of any society is the nature of the relationship between the individual and the collective.

The law is a ass – an idiot.

It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.