I don't seem able to get it straight in my mind....

They're out there...One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

In any given situation there will always be more dumb people than smart people. We ain't many!

When I die pin me up against the sky.

Always stay in your own movie.

“That’s how confidence grows—one small, courageous move at a time.” 

“There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys, how’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?” 

“When it comes to change, goals, and dreams, you have to bet on yourself. That bet starts with hearing the instinct to change and honoring that instinct with action.” 

“she was pushed forward by something way more powerful: herself. That’s what courage is. It’s a push.” 

“It’s so sad because waiting for validation will be the death of your dreams.” 

“Sometimes there is no next time, no second chance, or no time out. Stop waiting. It’s now or never. When you wait, you aren’t procrastinating. You are doing something more dangerous. You are deliberately convincing yourself “now is not the time.” You are actively working against your dreams.” 

“changing people’s behavior first, which in turn changes their self-perception of the kind of person that they are based on the kinds of things that they do.” 

“the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are the hardest to see and talk about.” 

“locus of control.” The more that you believe that you are in control of your life, your actions and your future, the happier and more successful you’ll be. There” 

“If you don’t learn how to untangle your feelings from your actions, you’ll never unlock your true potential.” 

“You can feel uncertain and be ready. You can be afraid and do it anyway. You can fear rejection and still go for it.” 

“There are only two words of advice you need to improve any relationship. Say It” 

“As Damasio puts it, human beings are “feeling machines that think” not “thinking machines that feel.” 

“If you’ve ever wondered why it’s so hard to make yourself do the things that you know will solve your problems and improve your life, the answer is simple. It’s your feelings.” 

“Whatever is happening right now, this is it. This is your life. And it’s not going to begin again. You can’t change the past, but in five seconds you can change your future.” 

“She said that she didn’t want to try out because, “What if I didn’t make it, Mom? What if I am not as good as I think I am? If I don’t audition, at least I can tell myself that I’m amazing—I’m just too lazy to have what I want.” 

“Waiting won’t help. Waiting will only make it worse. When you sit with fear and uncertainty your mind makes it expand; it’s called “the spotlight effect” and it’s one of the many tricks your brain plays in an attempt to keep you “safe.” 

“Dying before you’ve actually pushed yourself to live.” 

“It’s not safer to stay quiet. It’s not better to keep the peace. It’s not futile to try. It’s not risky. You are wrong. All your excuses and reasons are wrong. There is no “right time” to improve your life. The moment you move you’ll discover your strength. That’s the way to bring the REAL you to the table—by pushing the real you out of your head and into the world. And the best time to do it, is right now when your heart tells you to move.” 

“Silence is always the problem. Deciding not to say what you feel creates what researchers call “cognitive dissonance” between what you truly believe (in your heart) and what you actually do in the moment. Those problems build up and, over time, they can break your relationship.” 

One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest.

Society is what decides who's sane and who isn't, so you got to measure up.

Does the Spearmint lose its flavor on the bedpost over night?

They are in contact on a high-voltage wavelength of hate...

The trouble with superheroes is what to do between phone booths.

The game goes round and round, to the rattle of dice and the shuffle of play money.

I was actually going out of the hospital with two whores on a fishing boat; I had to keep saying it over and over to myself to believe it.

But it’s the truth even if it didn’t happen.

. . .sometimes reading the same page over and over, until one sleepy afternoon something clicked, like a lock unlocking, and she saw those printed doors swing open on a vast house of words.

But I remember one thing: it wasn't me that started acting deaf, it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say anything at all.

“If you get anything less than six hours of sleep a night on a consistent basis you are basically going through your day with the exact same physiological symptoms as if you were drunk. You have a foggy brain, you're forgetful, you're moody, you might even notice that your balance is a little bit off, you feel kind of heavy in terms of the emotional weight in your body, so you've got to get onto a great sleep schedule.” 

“Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest. —ERIC CLAPTON” 

“You need to hear this loud and clear: No one is coming. It is up to you. It has always been and will always be up to you. You may never feel inspired or clearheaded enough to seize a moment, but you have to force yourself to do it even if you don’t want to. Nothing is changing unless you make it change.” 

“Waiting around for something to change will slowly kill you.” 

“#5SecondRule. When it comes to goals, dreams, and changing your life, your inner wisdom is a genius. Your goal-related impulses, urges, and instincts are there to guide you. You need to learn to bet on them.” 

“Jean-Baptiste also saw this. He wrote to me that he realized “that nobody was going to come and get me to live the life that I want to live and that taking action is the only way to create my own space into the world.” 

“You’ll never feel like doing what you must do.” 

“Leave nothing important unsaid.” 

“If you are wondering if the Rule works if you count forward 1- 2- 3- 4- 5, instead of backwards 5- 4- 3- 2- 1, the answer is no—it doesn’t. Just”

“When there’s no crisis and you are just stuck, it is much harder to force yourself to react. There’s no emergency. That’s why it is so easy to postpone action. Day in and day out you just do the same old thing.” 

They're out there. First line of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

He’s got hands so long and white and dainty I think they carved each other out of soap.

I want to touch him because I'm one of these queers!

...you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep in balance." [Chief Bromden]

Good writing ain't necessarily good reading.