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Biography: Jordan Peterson is known for being a clinical psychologist, cultural c... more Biography: Jordan Peterson is known for being a clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology. He gained fame through his critiques on political correctness and his books, especially "12 Rules for Life." His lectures on psychology, philosophy, and religion have garnered a large following online. less

"When you explore boldly, when you voluntarily confront the unknown, you gather information and build your renewed self out of that information."

Tags: Growth, Courage, Learning, Transformation, Exploration

"If you assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t, you can gain more from the interaction."

Tags: Personal growth, Learning, Knowledge, Understanding, Empathy

"To suffer terribly and to know yourself as the cause: that is Hell."

Tags: Self-awareness, Introspection, Responsibility, Existentialism, Consequences

"You're going to pay the price for everything you do and everything you don't do."

Tags: Life lessons, Responsibility, Morality, Accountability, Consequences

"You're not everything you could be, and you know it."

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Self-awareness, Inner strength

"The successful among us delay gratification and bargain with the future."

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Success, Resilience, Time management

"It's not safe enough to speak, and it never will be. But the thing you've got to keep in mind is that it's even less safe not to speak."

Tags: Courage, Truth, Communication, Expression, Fear

"Art tells you what's beyond, without explicitly telling you"

Tags: Inspiration, Creativity, Expression, Art, Imagination

"People have this capacity within them to set the world straight"

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment, Positivity, Leadership

"You don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay"

Tags: Wisdom, Life lessons, Responsibility, Accountability, Sacrifice

"If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences and infer the motivation"

Tags: Motivation, Understanding, Psychology, Decision-making, Behavior

"When you have something to say, silence is a lie"

Tags: Courage, Truth, Communication, Integrity, Expression

"The way that you make people resilient is by voluntarily exposing them to things that they are afraid of and that make them uncomfortable"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-improvement, Resilience, Courage, Fear

"You can only find out what you actually believe, rather than what you think you believe, by watching how you act. You simply don't know what you believe before that"

Tags: Philosophy, Self-awareness, Self-discovery, Authenticity, Psychology

"The proper way to fix the world isn’t to fix the world; it’s to fix yourself"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-improvement, Self-awareness, Mindset, Self-reflection