Paddy Upton Quotes

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.

If you f… up, front up, then fix up.

Losing is inevitable, and it hurts. What’s important is to work diligently, smartly and tirelessly to stave it off. When it does come, accept it, knowing that your character will often be defined by how you manage it. Be courageous, get back up, learn, refocus, grow, and go again.

The secret of intellectual excellence is the spirit of criticism; it is intellectual independence. (…) The authoritarian will in general select those who obey, who believe, who respond to his influence. But in doing so, he is bound to select mediocrities. For he excludes those who revolt, who doubt, who dare to resist his influence. Never can an authority admit that the intellectually courageous, i.e. those who dare to defy his authority, may be the most valuable type. Of course, the authorities will always remain convinced of their ability to detect intentions. But what they mean by this is only a quick grasp of their intentions, and they will remain forever incapable of seeing the difference.6

round people/ Wherever you roam/ And admit that the waters/ Around you have grown/ And accept it that soon/ You’ll be drenched to the bone/ If your time to you is worth saving/ Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone/ For the times they are a-changin’.

history has a habit of repeating itself, until someone has the insight to say ‘enough’ and then has the courage to act to change it.

Psychopaths are born with brain functioning that is different from ‘normal’ people, and this is not reversible.