When intelligent people read, they ask themselves a simple question: What do I plan to do with this information?

- Ryan Holiday

Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to be said?

- Ryan Holiday

The Germans have a word for it: Sitzfleisch. Staying power. Winning by sticking your ass to the seat and not leaving until after it's over.

- Ryan Holiday

Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective.

- Ryan Holiday

You know what’s better than building things up in your imagination? Building things up in real life.

- Ryan Holiday

No one will argue that writing is an easy profession. Getting someone to pay you for your words isn’t easy. But there are strategies you can use to s…

- Ryan Holiday

The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

- Ryan Holiday

True will is quiet humility, resilience, and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised by bluster and ambition.

- Ryan Holiday

To do great things, we need to be able to endure tragedy and setbacks. We've got to love what we do and all that it entails, good and bad. We have to…

- Ryan Holiday