Big Quote by David Shields

To become a stoic is to endorse the truthfulness of its world view and accept its prescription for how you ought to live, not…

— Julian Baggini

The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact…

— Roger Avary

I think I'm very stoic. Death and dying are things that I'm used to.

— Edmund White

I feel like I'm pretty stoic until I'm not and then it all comes out.

— Jason Kelce

The essential idea of Stoicism in my interpretation is, you don't control the world around you, you control how you respond. At 19, that's…

— Ryan Holiday

I'm a really stoic artist. I'm serious a lot of times. I can joke and play sometimes, but most of the time, I'm stoic.

— LeCrae

Stoicism is a philosophy designed for the masses, and if it has to be simplified a bit to reach the masses, so be it.

— Ryan Holiday

I've gotten a lot of comfort from the philosophy of the Roman Stoics. For me, one of the most powerful ideas of Stoicism is…

— Elif Batuman

“Stoicism is about Joy, Serenity, Meaning and Purpose. It is about being a useful and important member of society.”

— Patrick Ussher

The Stoics appear during a huge time of constant wars and real political strife. And it became very popular, I think, because it's a…

— Derren Brown

As a political spouse, I've found that my stoicism often serves me well.

— Jill Biden

What's the good of being stoical if nobody notices?

— Mason Cooley