What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?

I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It’s pretty cool to see.

ILurkAndIKnowThings,

“Never underestimate the power of denial.”

― Ricky Fitts (American Beauty)

I now constantly test myself to see if I’m overlooking the truth. Refusal to admit reality or refusal to acknowledge an unpleasant truth can ultimately hold you back.

AdmiralShat,

Often times, for me, it’s not even a refusal. Certain situations or emotions I sort of just “I’ll deal with that later” and then never do. I mean to, eventually, but just procrastinate it until it’s a legitimate delusion

corstian,

“One is free from depression when they derive their self worth from the truth of their own feelings, and not from the posession of certain things or qualities.” - Alice Miller, The Drama of The Gifted Child

rikudou,
@rikudou@lemmings.world avatar

Sounds nice, doesn’t work.

I_Has_A_Hat,

I truly feel depressed because of my lack of things. Specifically money. Money is the things.

dudebro,

It’s tough to do this when others derive our self worth from possessions.

Unfortunately, a lot of self-sufficiency quotes fall short when you want other people in your life. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way.

surfb,

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Anticorp,

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.”

― Captain Jean-Luc Picard

dudebro,

That’s really rough to accept, but I’ve come to do so.

I still think we should do our best. Nothing hurts more than losing because we didn’t try hard enough.

Trashcan,

Two plus two equals five for large values of two

lateraltwo,

Better to do it than live with the fear of it, I always say

Sandman89,

As someone with both a fear of death and depression, this made me chuckle a bit

lateraltwo,

It’s from the first law trilogy of books, which I highly recommend if that made you chuckle

Hikermick,

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

dudebro,

I’d say that depends on who you ask.

I’m sure the fascists don’t have good intentions for the necks under their bootheels.

mycatiskai,

The secret of invisibility : Stand where no one is watching.

I_Miss_Daniel,
@I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social avatar

"Yes, it was the middle one."

Karjapuskuri,

Don’t be a dick

-Ismo Leikola, stand-up comedian

CanadaPlus,

Hanlon’s razor is basically my religion at this point. It’s just a huge part of how I see and engage with the world.

GrayBackgroundMusic,

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness—that is life.” - Capt. Picard, Star Trek TNG

GrayBackgroundMusic,

“Dude, suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.” - Jake the Dog, Adventure Time.

infamousbelgian,

“To infinity and beyond”

– Buzz

gun,
@gun@lemmy.ml avatar

I heard one once that goes like “a fool does what he hates, a wise man does what he loves, but a great man learns to love what is necessary.”
I think I am butchering the original phrasing which is probably why I can’t find any source for this quote. But I think about it a lot.

dudebro,

What if you hate it but you’re really really good at it?

awildlala,
@awildlala@lemmy.world avatar

“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” - unsure of who first said it

“I am a GOLDEN GOD!” - Almost Famous

DFTBA_FTW,

“I dig music… I’m on drugs!”

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