128 Quotes by Mike Hockney

Leibniz’s assertion that we live in the best of all possible worlds is, no matter what present appearances suggest, absolutely true – because the issue has to be considered over an entire cosmic Age, not just one snapshot in time. All the horrors of today are necessary for the glories of tomorrow. They provide the dialectical obstacles we must overcome, and we do so by becoming more and more perfect ourselves.

Opposition is the motor of progress. Divinity has to be fought for and won. Achieving Godhood is the culmination of the ultimate cosmic struggle. Only the greatest heroes can manage it. Are you a hero? Can you become God?

Sometimes she thought love was the worst thing in the world. What no one told you was that it was simply a seductive wrapping for pain – the worst painof all because you never expected to find it beneath something so beautiful

When you’ve soared as high as you can go, can you ever return to earth?

If you had to watch your life over and over again forever, it would be hell if your life were shit. I absolutely get it. If we don’t live lives we can be proud of, we’re fucked

We’re all extras in others’ movies. Why not be the stars?

Are you a revolutionary? Don’t sit on the fence. Be a man of action, someone who makes a difference.

To really get life, to really go for it, you must have nothing to lose. Only then can you gain everything.

If you can do something with your life, do it. Don’t talk about it. Why are you waiting for permission? There are far too many people who talk the talk (and believe their own Mythos), and far too few who walk the walk (and actually change the world).