John Green Quotes

The labyrinth blows, but I choose it.

From my time in Health I know that choice empowers people lives.

Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.

I am incredibly lucky. I worked hard for my luck as well. I have made choices to do things because I wanted them to do them, not because they were the right thing to do.

You can always tell when you are on the road to success; it's uphill all the way.

How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" to a margin note written in her loop-heavy cursive: Straight & Fast.

But all of my efforts served only to make me better acquainted with the difficulty, which in itself was something.

At the end of the way is freedom. Until then, patience.

The shell must break before the bird can fly.

The easy way out is often just that-the 'easy' way out of the most rewarding lifestyle.

If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same way.

Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else.

Which path do you intend to take, Nell?' said the Constable, sounding very interested. 'Conformity or rebellion?' Neither one. Both ways are simple-minded - they are only for people who cannot cope with contradiction and ambiguity.

Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier.

Absolute freedom does not exist; what does exist is the freedom to choose anything you like and then commit yourself to that decision.

You've got to know when to let a woman go if you want to keep her,and if you don't want to keep her you let her go anyhow so it's always a process of letting go, one way or the other.

There's no easy way to be free.

My parents let me find my way and that's how they supported me the entire way.

I always believe if you're stuck in a hole and maybe things aren't going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.

It won't be that simple though, will it?' She sounded wise beyond her years. 'Things are going to get worse before they get better, aren't they?

Choose the kids. There will be plenty of time later to choose work.

Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.

It is freeing to become aware that we do not have to be victims of our past and can learn new ways of responding. Forgiveness is love practiced among people who love poorly. It sets us free without wanting anything in return.

It is clear that we must trust what is difficult; everything alive trusts in it, everything in Nature grows and defends itself any way it can and is spontaneously itself, tries to be itself at all costs and against all opposition. We know little, but that we must trust in what is difficult is a certainty that will never abandon us; it is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be one more reason for us to do it.

You live in a time of great challenges and opportunities. As spirit sons of heavenly parents, you are free to make the right choices. This requires hard work, self-discipline, and an optimistic outlook, which will bring joy and freedom into your life now and in the future.