Arthur C. Brooks

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”

“Disagreement is not disloyalty. In a healthy culture, people can argue about ideas.”

“Your best life is not about getting more, but about wanting less.”

“Hope is not a feeling. It is a conviction that you can make things better.”

“To be happy, we need to get out of our own heads and serve other people.”

“Outrage is a drug. It’s a political narcotic. And it’s ruining our country.”

“Gratitude is a skill, and like any other skill, it needs to be practiced.”

“Don’t let your political views be your identity. Let your values be your identity.”

“Earned success is the belief that you are the author of your own life.”

“Competition is a good thing. It forces us to do our best.”

“The things that truly matter are family, faith, friendship, and work that serves others.”

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

“Fear is a terrible motivator. It’s a terrible way to lead.”

“True freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the ability to choose your own constraints.”

“If you want to be happier, think about your progress, not your perfection.”

“We are not victims of our circumstances, we are the architects of our responses.”

“The secret to happiness is not to have what you want, but to want what you have.”

“Your professional decline is coming, and it's coming sooner than you think.”

“Love people, not things. Use things, not people.”

“The goal is not to be right. The goal is to get it right.”