451 Quotes by Jordan B. Peterson

Proper discipline requires effort -- indeed, is virtually synonymous with effort. It is difficult......to pay careful attention to children....to figure out what is wrong and what is right and why...to formulate just and compassionate strategies of discipline and to negotiate their application with others deeply involved in a child's care

You are not only something that is. You are something that is becoming — and the potential extent of that becoming also transcends your understanding.

I'm not a fan of Positive Psychology, by the way, because happiness is basically extroversion minus neuroticism, and we knew that 15 years ago.

If the world you are seeing is not the world you want, therefore, it’s time to examine your values. It’s time to rid yourself of your current presuppositions. It’s time to let go. It might even be time to sacrifice what you love best, so that you can become who you might become, instead of staying who you are.

Treat yourself like you would someone you're responsible for helping.

Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.

Despite the fact that the world is a very dark place, and that each of us has our black elements of soul, we see in each other a unique blend of actuality and possibility that is a kind of miracle: one that can manifest itself, truly, in the world, in the relationships we have that are grounded in trust and love.

It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.

Kindness is the excuse that social justice warriors use when they want to exercise control over what other people think and say.