His birthday…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *JS*

The Warm-Up: 

“You can’t become who you want to be if you are scared of facing who you currently are.” ~Orange Book

The Core: 

“Madness is something rare in individuals—but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

“We think it can’t be as simple as making a little bit of progress each day, so we look for ways to make a lot and make none.” ~Jack Butcher

“You can’t talk power moves and life goals around people who don’t have the same hunger as you, it’ll sound like you’re bragging.” ~Tim Karsliyev

“Your favorite athlete’s first workout was just as bad as yours. Your favorite chef’s first meal was just as bad as yours. Your favorite artist’s first work was just as bad as yours. Keep going.” ~James Clear

“Rules are there for a reason. You are only allowed to break them if you are a master. If you’re not a master, don’t confuse your ignorance with creativity or style.” ~Jordan B. Peterson, Essay Writing Guide

“The things that matter can’t be copied they must be earned. You can copy goals but you can’t copy execution. You can copy answers but you can’t copy understanding. You can copy the thinking of someone else but you can’t copy thinking for yourself.” ~Shane Parrish

“In 2021, continue to socially distance from people who: 1) Subtly belittle your ambition. 2) Engage in petty drama. 3) Act like a victim in their problems. 4) Only talk to you when they want something. 5) Lie to themselves. 6) Harm your mental health.” ~Steven Bartlett

“Remember in 2008 after months of debate TARP was initially voted down because $700B was seen as crazy. Now Congress can approve $900B <10 hours after the text of the bill was put forward & 8 months after the $2T CARES Act…but there’s no inflation.” ~John Street Capital

“Look back, look forth, look close, there may be more prosperous times, more intelligent times, more spiritual times, more magical times, and more happy times, but this one, this small moment in the history of the universe, this is ours. And let’s do everything with it. Everything.” ~Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre

“Sometimes the people with the greatest potential often take the longest to find their path because their sensitivity is a double-edged sword—it lives at the heart of their brilliance, but also makes them more susceptible to life’s pains. Good thing we’re not penalized for handing in our purpose late. The soul doesn’t know a thing about deadlines.” ~Jeff Brown

“Complexity is another door to interruption. It can produce higher returns. But the more knobs you have to fiddle with, the more levers you have to pull, the higher the odds that something, at some point, will cause you to second-guess yourself, or reveal a risk you hadn’t considered, or tempt your clients to leave – all of which stops the clock of compounding and can outweigh any return advantage you had when the strategy worked.” ~Morgan Housel, Last Man Standing

“Sometimes jealousy isn’t because of what you have materialistically, people envy how others love you, show love to you, and have love for you. People envy the way you’ve handled a situation that they would have probably died over. What they thought would’ve broken you, didn’t. They can’t stand to see you hold your head up high. Some people envy your intelligence & how you can make things happen. They envy because something that they couldn’t get past, you passed with flying colors.” ~Anonymous

Last Set: 

“Your life is your life. Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission. Be on the watch. There are ways out. There is light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness. Be on the watch. The gods will offer you chances. Know them. Take them. You can’t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. And the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. Your life is your life. Know it while you have it. You are marvelous. The gods wait to delight in you.” ~Charles Bukowski

Food for Thought: 

“Instead of saying ‘I don’t have time’ try saying ‘it’s not a priority,’ and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: ‘I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.’ ‘I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.’ If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.” ~Laura Vanderkam 

Food for Thought II: 

“Healing from trauma doesn’t happen overnight. You have to be patient with your heart and surround yourself with those who love you through it. Stay away from what triggers you. Let go of what brings you down. Focus on your healing.” ~Najwa Zebian

Call to Action: 

Another opportunity! If you are an active reader of the MML or even if this is your first time reading, what are some of your favorite quotes? I’m going to curate your answers—I’ll use that as the end of year MML. Thanks to those of you that have already submitted some.