Jessa Joffe

From: Girls

397 quotes

"School teaches you how to sit still and comply."
Education
"What you know is nothing compared to what you don't."
Knowledge
"Time is the cruelest thing because it keeps moving."
Time
"The truth will destroy your illusions, and good."
Truth
"Freedom means being completely responsible for your failures."
Freedom
"Peace is just the absence of conflict, not actual happiness."
Peace
"Nature is beautiful and indifferent to your existence."
Nature
"Art is the only thing that lasts when everything else dies."
Art
"Science gives us answers but takes away the mystery."
Science
"Music saves people in ways therapy can't."
Music
"Faith is a crutch for people who can't accept uncertainty."
Faith
"Leaders are just people willing to make unpopular decisions."
Leadership
"Work is stealing your life in exchange for money."
Work
"Dreams are real until you wake up."
Dreams
"If you can laugh about it, it doesn't control you anymore."
Humor
"Beauty is the only argument against existence."
Beauty
"Death is the one promise everyone gets kept."
Death
"Perseverance is just failing repeatedly until you succeed."
Perseverance
"You can't be grateful when you're drowning."
Gratitude
"Creativity requires failure as much as it requires talent."
Creativity
"Justice is a luxury item in this world."
Justice
"Patience is for people with nothing better to do."
Patience
"Kindness is sometimes the cruelest thing you can do."
Kindness
"Real strength is admitting you're broken."
Strength
"Fear keeps you alive, but it also keeps you from living."
Fear
"The most powerful people are those with nothing to lose."
Power
"Money makes everything possible and ruins everything too."
Money
"Health is the only wealth that matters."
Health
"Adventure is just consequences we didn't expect."
Adventure
"Imagination is proof that reality isn't enough."
Imagination