The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss, r. Aug. 2016

p. 237 Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. - George Bernard Shaw

p. 244 The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. - Colin Wilson

p. 249 In the world of action and negotiation, there is one principle that governs all others: The person who has more options has more power. Don't wait until you need options to search for them.

p. 269 It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his route as to the novelist who is overcertain of his plot. - Paul Theroux

p. 290 Like all innovators ahead of the curve, you will have frightening moments of doubt. Once past the kid-in-a-candy-store phase, the comparative impulse will creep in. The rest of the world will continue with its 9-5 grind, and you'll begin to question your decision to step off the treadmill. Common doubts and self-flagellation include the following:
1) Am I really doing this to be more free and leak a better life, or am I just lazy?
2) Did I quit the rat race because it's bad, or just because I couldn't hack it? Did I just cop out?
3) Is this as good as it gets? Perhaps I was better off when I was following orders and ignorant of the possibilities. It was easier at least.
4) Am I really successful or just kidding myself?
5) Have I lowered my standards to make myself a winner? Are my friends, who are now making twice as much as three years ago, really on the right track?
6) Why am I not happy? I can do anything and I'm still not happy. Do I even deserve it?

p. 297 The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. - Thich Nhat Hanh

p. 315 Money doesn't change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

p. 332 Calvin Coolidge once said that nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent; I would add that the second most common is smart people who think their IQ or resume justifies delivering late.