Pain (any pain--emotional, physical, mental) has a message. The information it has about our life can be remarkably specific, but it usually falls into one of two categories: We would be more alive if we did more of this and Life would be more lovely if we did less of that. Once we get the pain's message, and follow its advice, the pain goes away.

We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal... in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live

As the world gets dumber and dumber, I feel more and more at home.

The comfort zone takes our greatest aspirations and turns them into excuses for not bothering to aspire.

Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it.

The simple solution for disappointment depression Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going.

If you're not playing a big enough game, you'll screw up the game you're playing just to give yourself something to do.