Ron Jeffries

When you allow a person’s words to upset you, you’re giving away your power.

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.

No dog ever peed on a moving car.

I’m slipping. I’m made of departed dreams and a stubborn fog that feels nothing like a veil.

I’m the one that has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.

You don’t need a pack of wild horses to learn how to make a sandwich.

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

You can do anything, but not everything.

When I am old, weather-worn, and grey, I want to fill my lungs with your perfume and hear your laughter echo through our home as we dance alone in our living room, drunk off wine, still madly in love.

If you get good at what you do, part of getting there is enjoying what other players do.

The worst things in history have happened when people stop thinking for themselves and listen to other people and, even worse, start following other people. That’s what gives rise to dictators.

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.

Worry is the most wasteful thing in the world.

If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.

You cannot be who and what you are unless you have a lifestyle, both internally and externally, that is designed to support that definition of self.