Quotes I’m Pondering

(Tim Ferriss: Oct. 21–Nov. 18, 2016)

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”

–Joseph Campbell

American mythologist and writer, known for The Hero with a Thousand Faces

“When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstance, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better group of harmony if you keep on going back to it.”

–Marcus Aurelius

Emperor of Rome and Stoic philosopher, author of Meditations

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

–Leo Tolstoy

One of the greatest Russian writers, author of Anna Karenina and War and Peace

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

–Terry Pratchett

English fantasy writer, best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels