“Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today’s peace.”

“There’s a quiet joy in having nothing — a kind of freedom that comes when there’s nothing left to lose or protect.”

“Until you win, effort always goes unnoticed. No one roots for you until everyone roots for you.”

“Nobody claps until everybody claps.”

“The single greatest skill you can develop is the ability to stay in a good mood in the absence of things to be in a good mood about.”

“Most people have it backwards. We sacrifice the thing that we want for the thing we are supposed to do to get it. People sacrifice happiness to be successful so that they will be happy.”

“The tyranny of merit – No one's entirely self-made. We must recognise our debt to the communities that make our success possible.”

“What is happiness? It’s being okay with where you are. Not wanting things to be different than the way they are. Not having the sense that anything is missing in this moment. Ironically, most people, if you were to ask them when they were happiest for a sustained period of time, were probably doing some variation of nothing.”

“It’s never been easier to start a business, make money, get in shape. It’s also never been easier to do nothing. In a world where it’s never been easier to do nothing, doing something becomes extraordinary.”

“The only true test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life. One part is whether you can hack reality to get what you want. But the more important part is whether you were smart enough to figure out what to want in the first place.”

“Having a clue is overrated. There’s this funny myth that people actually know what they’re doing. I’ve spent time around some of the richest, smartest, highest-status people on the planet. And let me tell you, it’s idiots all the way up. Normalise saying ‘I don’t have a clue, I’m going to work out how to do it anyway.’”

“I have not yet grown wise enough to deeply enjoy simple things. In the modern world, there is a quiet embarrassment in taking pleasure from the ordinary. The things that give me pride, self-worth, and fulfillment must be grand — because how feeble, how shallow, how unimpressive a life it seems if lying in a hammock for a few hours is one of my greatest joys. No, you’re supposed to be base-jumping from skyscrapers, chasing spectacle, as if only the extraordinary makes a life worth living.”

“Consistency turns the ordinary into the exceptional.”

“I trained 4 years to run 9 seconds, and people give up because they don’t see results in 2 months.” — Usain Bolt

“You’re not afraid of failing. You’re afraid of what other people will think of you if you fail. But if you’re afraid of that, imagine what they think of you when you aren’t even trying. Oh yeah, they aren’t.” — Alex Hormozi

“The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.”

“If you fake bravery when you are terrified, that is bravery. If you do the thing when you are feeling unmotivated, that is motivation.”

“A lot of people wait for perfect conditions to start but don’t realise starting is the perfect condition.”

“Most people aren’t stuck because they’re untalented. They’re stuck because they don’t do enough. Too much talking. Too little execution. Success is just volume — relentless action over time.”

“One trait separated the winners from the rest. Not looks. Not talent. Not intelligence. Not physical health. It was grit — the ability to show up, to keep going when no one’s watching, to stay locked in when it gets boring, hard, and lonely. Forget the noise. Forget the hype. Lock in.”

“I’ve worked hard, for my entire career, to keep my life balanced with my job... That’s my definition of success.” — Marc Randolph

“People do not decide their futures; they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.”

“If you have to ask for it, it loses its value — whether it’s love, loyalty, or support.”

“A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought — they must be earned.” — Naval Ravikant

“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” — Naval Ravikant

“A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside their control.” — Naval Ravikant

“Forty-hour workweeks are a relic of the Industrial Age. Knowledge workers function like athletes — train and sprint, then rest and reassess.” — Naval Ravikant

“You make your own luck if you stay at it long enough.” — Naval Ravikant

“Don’t take yourself so seriously. You’re just a monkey with a plan.” — Naval Ravikant

“To the experts, what looks like hard work from the outside is play from the inside.” — Naval Ravikant

“Specialisation is for insects. Don’t focus your life down to one thing. You've got one life — do everything you want.” — Naval Ravikant

“You have two lives, and the second begins when you realize you only have one.” — Naval Ravikant

“How much of the day is spent doing things out of obligation rather than interest?” — Naval Ravikant

“It’s the mark of a charlatan to explain simple things in complex ways, and the mark of a genius to explain complicated things in simple ways.” — Naval Ravikant

“The Internet is the best school ever created. The best peers, books, and teachers are on the Internet.” — Naval Ravikant

“Information is everywhere, but its meaning is created by the observer who interprets it. Meaning is relative; there is no objective, over-arching meaning.” — Naval Ravikant

“This life is short and precious. Don’t spend it being unhappy.” — Naval Ravikant

“Happiness is a choice and a skill, and you can dedicate yourself to learning that skill and making that choice.” — Naval Ravikant

“People spend too much time doing and not enough time thinking about what they should be doing.” — Naval Ravikant

“The people who succeed are irrationally passionate about something.” — Naval Ravikant

“I don’t plan. I prefer to live in the moment and be free, to flow, and to be happy.” — Naval Ravikant

“The most important trick to be happy is to realize that happiness is a choice and a skill. You choose to be happy, then work at it like building a muscle.” — Naval Ravikant

“Love is given, not received.” — Naval Ravikant

“‘I don’t have time’ is just saying ‘It’s not a priority.’” — Naval Ravikant

“Doctors won’t make you healthy. Nutritionists won’t make you slim. Teachers won’t make you smart. Gurus won’t make you calm. Mentors won’t make you rich. Trainers won’t make you fit. Ultimately, you have to take responsibility. Save yourself.” — Naval Ravikant