Quotes From Mark Ronson, and His Book ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck’

‘‘Most people want to have great sex and an awesome relationship, but not everyone is willing to go through the tough conversations, the awkward silences, the hurt feelings, and the emotional psychodrama to get there. And so they settle.’’

‘‘They settle and wonder, "What if?" for years and years, until the question morphs from "What if?" into "What else?" And when the lawyers go home and the alimony check is in the mail, they say, "What for?" If not for their lowered standards and expectations twenty years prior, then what for? Because happiness requires struggle. It grows from problems.’’

‘‘Joy doesn’t just sprout out of the ground like daisies and rainbows. Real, serious, lifelong fulfillment and meaning have to be earned through the choosing and managing of our struggles.’’

‘‘Whether you suffer from anxiety or loneliness or obsessive-compulsive disorder or a dickhead boss who ruins half of your working hours every day, the solution lies in the acceptance and active engagement of that negative experience not the avoidance of it, not the salvation from it.’’

‘‘People want an amazing physique. But you don’t end up with one unless you legitimately appreciate the pain and physical stress that come with living inside a gym for hour upon hour, unless you love calculating and calibrating the food you eat, planning your life out in tiny plate-sized portions.’’

‘‘People want to start their own businesses. But you don’t end up a successful entrepreneur unless you find a way to appreciate the risk, the uncertainty, the repeated failures, the Insane hours devoted to something that may earn absolutely nothing.’’

‘‘People want a partner, a spouse. But you don’t end up attracting someone amazing without appreciating the emotional turbulence that comes with weathering rejections, building the sexual tension that never gets released, and staring blankly at a phone that never rings. It’s part of the game of love. You can’t win if you don’t play.’’

‘‘What determines your success isn’t, "What do you want to enjoy?" The relevant question is, "What pain do you want in sustain? The path to happiness is a path full of shitheaps and shame.’’

‘‘You have to choose something. You can’t have a pain-free life. It can’t all be roses and unicorns all the time. Pleasure is the easy question. And pretty much all of us have a similar answer.’’

Author: Catherine is a Human Resource Manager, A lover, a book nerd, and a fitness guru. “I write from the depths of my heart”