If you have one foot in yesterday and one foot in tomorrow, you're pissing all over today.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of living in the present rather than being distracted by the past or future.
Michael J. Fox's quote highlights how being preoccupied with what has happened or what might happen can prevent us from fully experiencing and appreciating the present moment. It serves as a reminder that focusing on today is crucial for our happiness and fulfillment.
In practice
During a motivational speech about mindfulness and being present in life.
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.
My whole life, meeting people is like a blind date, because I feel like they've already seen the video on me.
There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It's moving, it's changing, so appreciate what's good about right now and be ready for what's next.
There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from the moment we are born. This is not just rehearsal.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey.
Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.
It was hell at the time, but after it was over, it was wonderful.
Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.
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