Danny’s Favorite Quotes
“Do not envy a worthless heir; his wealth is not yours and you would have done no better with it. Do not think that it should have been distributed among you; loading the world with fifty parasites instead of one would not bring back the dead virtue which was the fortune.”
-Francisco D’anconia
“I think much higher of people who want me.”
-Dagny Taggert
My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being
-Ayn Rand
?”Do not believe anything because it is said by an authority, or if it is said to come from angels, or from Gods, or from an inspired source. Believe it only if you have explored it in your own heart and mind and body and found it to be true.”
-Buddha
In coming to understand how people continue to cause themselves pain and dissatisfaction, it is important to realize that they are not bad, crazy, or sick. They are, in fact, making the best choice they are aware of; that is, the best choice available in their model of the world. In other words, human beings’ behavior, no matter how bizarre it may seem, will make sense when it is viewed in the context of the choices generated by their models.
-Richard Bandler and John Grinder
No one – now, listen to me! – no one is responsible for giving any difficulty or any pleasure to anyone. Problems or successes, they all are the results of our own actions.
-Maharishi
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
-George Bernard Shaw
“You’re a piece of shit. Why would you enjoy yourself? You should just get things done, and they better be perfect.”
-Jared Tendler
Women are offered dick every day. Every woman in here… gets offered dick at least three times a week. Three times a day, shit! That’s right, every time a man’s being nice to you… all he’s doing is offering dick.That’s all it is. ”Can l get that for you? How about some dick?” ”Could l help you with that? Could l help you to some dick? ”Do you need some dick?” Nobody offers us shit. We got to fend for ourselves.
-Chris Rock
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.
-Ayn Rand
Most crazy people aren’t brilliant, but most every brilliant person is crazy.
-Chuck Klostermen
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
-Ayn Rand
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
-George Bernard Shaw
To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That is what everyone does every hour of their life.
-Howard Roark
Everytime I sit down, I’m a winner.
- Danny Steinberg (added by Max Steinberg)
“All the quarterbacks, we’re all friends, but at the end of the day, if you’re a competitor, you know you’re the best guy in your heart and your mind. If you don’t feel that way, this isn’t the right area for you, this isn’t the right place to be. It’s not a cocky thing—it’s being confident in what you can do.”
-Ricki Stanzi, former Iowa Quarterback
“We can tell ourselves whatever we want but I think the truth is undeniable”
-Aaron Steinberg