A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

George Bernard Shaw

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

Saul Alinsky

The next message you need is always right where you are.

Ram Dass

The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls 'inspiration'.

Leon Trotsky

The strongest is he that makes use of his opponent's strength — be the bamboo tree which bends toward the wind; and when the wind ceases, it springs back stronger than before.

Bruce Lee

The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed. Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance.

Naval Ravikant