626 Quotes by Ryan Holiday

If the media is a farce, why should you be the only one stuck with rules and restrictions?

I took the 'Seinfeld' tour of New York once - and if I think about it too hard, my brain explodes.

We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it carefully. Meanwhile, idiots focus on marginal productivity hacks and gains while they leak out energy each passing day.

Being criticized in the media is a good problem to have - most of the time. It means you're doing something that is at least interesting or cool or crazy enough to be noticed. It might not always feel good, but it's usually better than the alternative of obscurity.

Everyone needs to start doing interviews over email. Whether you're a journalist or a spokesperson speaking to the media, you're better off communicating questions, statements, or inquiries via email.

Every media appearance is a learning experience about the media outlet and their journalists and their feelings about you, so treat it as such.

If you need to fudge the facts a little bit to make your narrative work, there is nothing anyone can do to stop you.

Our facts aren't fact; they are opinions dressed up like facts. Our opinions aren't opinions; they are emotions that feel like opinions. Our information isn't information; it's just hastily assembled symbols.

Work hard, take it seriously, embrace your ambition. And when you're not doing that, do something - whatever it happens to be - that taps into the part of you that makes you forget about all the rest of it.