"Do not disturb yourself by imagining your whole life at once."

"The modern world has become extraordinarily good at making micro-decisions for you in ways that feel like freedom but are actually the opposite."

"Be brutal with yourself because nobody else gives a shit if you achieve your dreams or die living a mediocre life."

"The most stressful place to live is knowing what needs to be done and not doing it. Avoidance builds fear, teaches your brain to flinch, and allows pressure and anxiety to live. Action, even messy or imperfect, kills it. Your mind believes the behavior you repeat."

"War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself."

"You'll own nothing, have a worse job, get fed slop, and be happy"

"Certainty Tax. It's what you pay for the feeling of safety. And like most taxes, it's not collected all at once in a dramatic, visible way. It's taken from you gradually, in small increments, so quietly that you might not notice until you're 65 and realize you've spent your whole life in the waiting room."