Paula Small

"Science explains everything except why we keep making the same mistakes."

"Music is the soundtrack to pretending your life is more interesting than it is."

"Faith is believing in something even when the evidence suggests you shouldn't."

"Leadership is just deciding what everyone else should do while you sit back and relax."

"Work is what you do to pay for the things you don't have time to enjoy."

"Dreams are just your brain's way of telling you what you can never have."

"Humor is how we survive things that would otherwise destroy us."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my eye is very generous."

"Death is life's way of saying 'game over,' so don't take it personally."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with a good PR team."

"Gratitude is nice, but have you considered just getting what you want instead?"

"Creativity is just chaos that looks good on a resume."

"Justice is whatever benefits you most, let's be honest."

"Patience is a virtue I don't have the patience to develop."

"Kindness is free, which is why most people can't afford it."

"Strength isn't about muscles; it's about being too tired to care anymore."

"Fear is just excitement without the fun part."

"Power is knowing someone needs you more than you need them."

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy things that make you stop thinking about happiness."

"Health is a state of mind I choose to ignore most days."

"Adventure is just making bad decisions in interesting places."

"Imagination is the only thing keeping me from admitting how boring I actually am."

"Technology ruins everything, which is why I'll never give it up."

"History is just a collection of people making the same mistakes over and over."

"Philosophy is thinking about things that don't matter until they somehow do."

"Literature is how introverts pretend they understand the world."

"Politics is just organized arguing with consequences."

"War is what happens when people stop talking and start doing."

"Motivation is just fear dressed up in gym clothes."

"Inspiration strikes like lightning—rarely, painfully, and usually at the worst time."