626 Quotes by Ryan Holiday

Watching well-meaning authors follow in the footsteps of someone going in the wrong direction breaks my heart.

There has to be something about your business that gets you excited. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have spent your precious - irreplaceable - time on it.

Dr. Drew Pinsky changed my life.

Like pretty much every other ambitious person, I always figured I'd eventually move to New York. It is, at this point, half-dream and half-obligation for people trying to do big things. It's the American Dream inside the American Dream.

My advice to young people would be this: Don't move to New York. It is not where you will find yourself.

Don't move to New York. Find your own city and your way.

In Los Angeles and other cities, being around immigrants is inspiring. They are touching the American Dream and reminding you how much you take it for granted.

Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing or even reading long, dense books. In fact, it is something men and women of action use - and have used throughout history - to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs. Not in the classroom but on the battlefield, in the forum, and at court.

Stoicism - and philosophy - are not the domains of idle professors. They are the succor of the successful and the men and women of action.