“Here are just some of my favorite philosophy jokes. I have more than 10, but I’m not trying to be Thoreau.”

“Be a rebel! Don’t dance. Be extremely honest! Don’t pray. Be insanely happy! Don’t wait. Be what you’re good at! Don’t try.”

“Human behavior is stubborn. Humans don’t easily change. Still, Scrooge changed. Three revelations drive personal change.”

“You will always have troubles. Don’t quit! Start over! Suffering with purpose is not suffering.”

“Don’t fear solitude! Don’t confuse the price of something with its value! Don’t kill your life!”

“Don’t be afraid to think for yourself! Don’t fear your individuality! Don’t be afraid to go your own way!”

“You not only do your best, but you wear yourself out in tireless pursuit of unnatural, unattainable, and insatiable perfection.”

“Your life is an unfolding of the past. The past is not dead. You are here and now. The past is not fixed, but it can be fixed. You can change the past in the present by the choices you make.”

“Living is your only reason for being. You were not born to be a means to an end. You were not created for a purpose. Follow this eight-fold path to your purpose in life.”

“No matter how ferociously you rebel against it, you can’t stop change. Nothing you do will keep you safe and protect you from it. Change is inevitable. Go with it!”