The fact is, people who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves from learning from their mistakes. They lack the abi… - Mark Manson

Learn to go first. Introduce yourself. Ask them out. Host the event. Voice an idea. Tell people what you want.

You’ll face more rejections when things go wrong, but you’ll get all of the credit when things go right. The world rewards those who go first because so few people do.

I have tried to live my life such that in the hour of my death I would feel joy rather than fear.

Democracy can exist only when you are willing to tolerate views that oppose your own, when you’re willing to give up some things you might want for the sake of a safe and healthy community, when you’re willing to compromise and accept that sometimes things don’t go your way.