451 Quotes by Jordan B. Peterson

I came to understand, through the great George Orwell, that much of such thinking found its motivation in hatred of the rich and successful, instead of true regard for the poor. Besides, the socialists were more intrinsically capitalist than the capitalists. They believed just as strongly in money. They just thought that if different people had the money, the problems plaguing humanity would vanish.

The moral of the story? Beware of intellectuals who make a monotheism out of their theories of motivation.

What you aim at determines what you see.

There are so many ways that things can fall apart, or fail to work altogether, and it is always wounded people who are holding it together.

Make friends with people who want the best for you.

Marijuana isn’t bad for everyone any more than alcohol is bad for everyone. Sometimes it even appears to improve people.

It is better, proverbially, to rule your own spirit than to rule a city.

That’s poetic in its malevolence.

We believe that in reducing the scope and importance of our errors, we are properly humble; in truth, we are merely unwilling to bear the weight of our true responsibility.