Elliot Alderson

"Fear is the best motivator. It keeps us sharp."

"Power corrupts, but not having power is worse."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys options."

"Health is just the slowest way to die."

"Adventure is just another word for running away."

"Imagination is the only place where we're truly free."

"Technology is a tool, but tools can be weapons."

"History repeats itself because no one pays attention."

"Philosophy is just expensive navel-gazing."

"Literature teaches us that everyone's pain is universal."

"Politics is the art of lying convincingly."

"War is just politics with a body count."

"Motivation is temporary. Discipline is forever."

"Inspiration comes from the places we least expect it."

"Relationships are just codependency with a timeline."

"I prefer my own company. People are exhausting."

"The greatest hack is making people think they have free will."

"Love is just a chemical reaction designed to ensure reproduction."

"Hope is dangerous. It makes you believe things can change."

"Success is just failure you haven't had yet."

"Happiness is a lie we tell ourselves every morning."

"Family is just an accident of birth."

"Education teaches us what to think, not how to think."

"There are no rules. Just consequences we haven't faced yet."

"The future is just the past repeating itself in new clothes."

"We're all connected, even when we're completely alone."

"Truth is subjective. Reality is whatever we make it."

"Freedom is a myth we tell ourselves to feel better."

"The only person who can save you is yourself."

"Everything in this world is temporary. Including us."