“I was the problem and in five seconds, I could push myself and become the solution.” 

“Passion is not a thing, it's a state of mind.” 

“That’s the problem with so many adults, we’re all focused on getting it perfect, instead of trying. What ever happened to good enough?” 

“That’s what it takes to get what you want. Not big scary leaps once a year. It takes small, but irritating moves every single day.” 

“The 5 Second Rule The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal you must 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move or your brain will stop you.” 

“We are all so afraid of uncertainty that we want a guarantee before we even try. We want evidence that if we take a risk we will "get the girl" Its a numbers game. To play any game, you have to start. To win, you need to keep going. If you want to make your dreams come true, get ready for the long game.

Life is not a one and done sort of deal. You've got to work for what you want.

Picasso created nearly 100 masterpieces in his lifetime. But what most people don't know is that he created a total of more then 50,000 works of art. .. Thats two pieces of art a day. Success is a numbers game. You are not going to win if you keep telling yourself to wait. The more often that you choose courage, the more likely you'll succeed.” 

“When it comes to change, goals, and dreams, you have to bet on yourself. That” 

“work expands to whatever time you give it.” 

“when you count backwards, you mentally shift the gears in your mind. You interrupt your default thinking and do what psychologists call “assert control.” The counting distracts you from your excuses and focuses your mind on moving in a new direction. When you physically move instead of stopping to think, your physiology changes and your mind falls in line.” 

“the end of the day, you are going to need to do more than think if you want to change your life.” 

“Small things are not small at all. They are the most important things of all. And they add up.” 

“If you want to make your dreams come true, get ready for the long game.” 

“If you have one of those impulses that are pulling you, if you don’t marry it with an action within 5 seconds, you pull the emergency break and kill the idea.” 

“Forget motivation; it’s a myth. I don’t know when we all bought into the idea that in order to change you must “feel” eager or “feel” motivated to act. It’s complete garbage. The moment it’s time to assert yourself, you will not feel motivated. In fact, you won’t feel like doing anything at all. If you want to improve your life, you’ll need to get off your rear end and kick your own butt. In my world, I call that the power of a push.” 

“The problem was very clear. It was me. I was holding myself back, five seconds at a time.” 

“Life is not a one and done sort of deal. You've got to work for what you want.

“it’s not the big moves that change everything—it’s the smallest ones in your everyday life that do.” 

There’s no doubt in my mind that McMurphy’s won, but I’m not sure what.

I'd think, maybe he truly is something extraordinary. He's what he is, that's it. Maybe that makes him strong enough, being what he is.

You're either on the bus or off the bus.

What a Life: Give some of us pills to stop a fit, give the rest shock to start one.

You get your visions through whatever gate you're granted.

You seem to forget, Miss Flinn, that this is an institution for the insane.

...you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy

...you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy

Billy here has been talkin' about slicin' his wrists again, so is there seven of you guys who'd like to join him and make it therapeutic?

He hadn't let what he looked like run his life one way or the other, any more than he'd let the Combine mill him into fitting where they wanted him to fit.

Because sometimes the only way to keep from losing everything is to give everything up. Because sometimes strength must for the sake of winning give in to--

Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail. It is the deepest faith we have, and the unbeliever- the blasphemer, the dissenter- will stimulate in us the most righteous of furies.

It's the truth, even if it didn't happen.

He couldn't seem to get his teeth into anything. Except books. The things in books was darn near more real to him than the things breathing and eating.

The best of all possible cages.' Ben stepped back to regard the job with a sad smile. 'What more can one ask?

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.”