Ryan Holiday

Just because other people say that something is hopeless or crazy or broken to pieces doesn’t mean it is.

Ryan Holiday

Like any good school, learning from failure isn’t free. The tuition is paid in discomfort or loss and having to start over.

Ryan Holiday

Ordinary people shy away form negative situations, just as they do with failure. They do their best to avoid trouble. What great people do is the opposite. They are their best in these situations. They turn personal tragedy or misfortune – really anything, everything – to their advantage.

Ryan Holiday

Our facts aren’t fact; they are opinions dressed up like facts. Our opinions aren’t opinions; they are emotions that feel like opinions. Our information isn’t information; it’s just hastily assembled symbols.

Ryan Holiday

Our perceptions are the thing that we’re in complete control of.

Ryan Holiday

People love stories; they use stories to make sense of the world.

Ryan Holiday

Perceive things as they are, leave no option unexplored, then stand strong and transform whatever can’t be changed.

Ryan Holiday

Remember, a castle can be an intimidating, impenetrable fortress, or it can be turned into a prison when surrounded.

Ryan Holiday

Retention trumps acquisition.

Ryan Holiday

Sometimes, staying put, going sideways, or moving backward is actually the best way to eliminate what blocks or impedes your path.

Ryan Holiday