Ray Gillette

"Beauty is temporary, but despair is eternal."

"Death is the only honest ending."

"Perseverance is just refusing to accept the inevitable."

"Gratitude is for people who got lucky."

"Creativity without talent is just embarrassing."

"Justice is whatever those with power decide it is."

"Patience is for people with nothing but time on their hands."

"Kindness usually backfires, so I don't bother anymore."

"Strength is being too tired to care anymore."

"Fear is the most reliable human emotion."

"Power is nice, but isolation is nicer."

"Money solves problems until you run out of it."

"Health is an illusion we maintain through denial."

"Adventure sounds good in theory but terrible in practice."

"Imagination is where people hide from reality."

"Technology ruins everything it touches."

"History proves that humanity never learns anything."

"Philosophy is thinking about thinking about nothing."

"Literature is escapism for the literate."

"Politics is the worst invention ever, except for all the alternatives."

"War is just politicians' way of avoiding difficult conversations."

"Motivation is a lie we tell ourselves to get out of bed."

"Inspiration is what strikes the easily impressed."

"Relationships are just loneliness with a roommate."

"Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants."

"I'm not insane, I'm just highly intelligent and misunderstood."

"You know, I used to think I had all the answers, but life teaches you otherwise."

"Education is the only thing they can't take away from you."

"Success isn't about being the best; it's about being better than you were yesterday."

"Love is complicated, but it's the only thing worth the complication."