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Ryan Holiday

(1987) Writer United States

504 quotes in 777 categories

A reminder that we should spend time on the parts of the day we can truly control helps us stay calm. Holiday also points out that failures are part of the process and that protecting sleep fuels the best work. He urges us to focus on what we can change and let the rest go.

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Ryan Holiday is a writer from the United States, best known for Meditations.

Quick Facts About Ryan Holiday

Born: June 16, 1987
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Meditations
Known for: Trust Me, I'm Lying, The Obstacle Is the Way, Growth Hacker Marketing, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic

About Ryan Holiday

Ryan Clark Holiday is an American marketer and author who writes books and promotes them using non‑traditional methods, and he also promotes Stoicism, the philosophy of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, as a modern lifestyle.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

Everyone faces adversity.

Adversity

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“Duris dura franguntur.”

Amor

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“Retention trumps acquisition.”

Acquisition

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“The worst is yet to come.”

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“Bear and forbear.”

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Dr. Drew Pinsky changed my life.

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“Only is better than best.”

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Bloggers are lazy and greedy.

Bloggers

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If you're shameless enough, you can sell anything.

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“Vires acquirit eundo (We gather strength as we go).”

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Conning the conmen is one of life’s most satisfying pleasures.

Conning

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“The more you do, the harder you work, the luckier you seem to get.”

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“You can only see this if you want to see it.”

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Growth hacking is the future of marketing. It has to be.

Cybersecurity

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“There’s an old line about how if you want to live happy, live hidden.”

Happiness

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“Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself. —PUBLIUS SYRUS”

Empire

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Like most reasonable people, it saddens me when I see Americans celebrating a heritage they don't understand.

Americans

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“Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unknown to himself.” —SENECA, THYESTES,”

Death

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

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“As we first succeed, we will find ourselves in new situations, facing new problems.”

New situations

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“He says the best way out is always through And I agree to that, or in so far As I can see…

Best way

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“Ben Horowitz: “There is no silver bullet. . . . No, we’re going to have to use a lot of lead bullets.”

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I don't play videogames and generally think that online activism is a giant waste of time.

Activism

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“Focusing exclusively on what is in our power magnifies and enhances our power.”

Focus

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“The path of least resistance is a terrible teacher. We can’t afford to shy away from the things that intimidate us. We…

Path of least resistance

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“Desperation, despair, fear, powerlessness -- these reactions are functions of our perceptions. You must realize: Nothing makes us feel this way; we…

Fear

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“The struggle against an obstacle inevitably propels the fighter to a new level of functioning. The extent of the struggle determines the…

Adversity

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“Or you create an alterative with so much support from other people that the opposition voluntarily abandons its views and joins your…

Opposition

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“The link economy encourages bloggers to repeat what “other people are saying” and link to it instead of doing their own reporting…

Journalism

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We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it…

Day

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“It doesn’t matter how many people know about you or how they find out about you. It matters how many sign up.…

Hacking

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Our first idea is a grand opening, a big launch, a press release, or major media coverage. We default to thinking we…

Advertising

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“Epictetus told his students, when they’d quote some great thinker, to picture themselves observing the person having sex. It’s funny, you should…

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“How we interpret the events in our lives, our perspective, is the framework for our forthcoming response—whether there will even be one…

Perspective

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“It’s one thing to not be overwhelmed by obstacles, or discouraged or upset by them. This is something that few are able…

Next step

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“There are a few things to keep in mind when faced with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. We must try: To be objective…

Adversity

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“Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the classic series Little House, lived that idea, facing some of the toughest and unwelcoming elements on…

Books

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“You can pay for influence the way you can pay for sex, but from what I understand neither is quite the same…

Fake friends

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“social media isn’t a set of tools to allow humans to communicate with humans. It is a set of embedding mechanisms to…

Social

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“All great victories, be they in politics, business, art, or seduction, involved resolving vexing problems with a potent cocktail of creativity, focus,…

Adversity

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Ryan Holiday by topic

Time (40) Life (36) Failure (19) Marketing (18) Psychology (16) Adversity (16) Work (15) Business (15) Success (14) Philosophy (14) Journalism (14) Books (14) Marcus Aurelius Meditations (11) Aurelius Meditations (11) Media (11) Customer (11) Stoicism (10) People (10)