I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune. Neil Strauss More Quotes by Neil Strauss More Quotes From Neil Strauss In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps. Neil Strauss time appreciation life A couple of kind words Neil Strauss couple judging want We have this idea that love is supposed to last forever. But love isn't like that. It's a free-flowing energy that comes and goes when it pleases. Sometimes, it stays for life; other times it stays for a second, a day, a month or a year. So don't fear love when it comes simply because it makes you vulnerable. But don't be surprised when it leaves either. Just be glad you had the opportunity to experience it. Neil Strauss opportunity love life It's not enough to just be yourself. You must be your best self Neil Strauss best-self just-be-yourself being-yourself You have to build systems to protect against your lesser self. Neil Strauss protect self If there was anything I'd learned, it's that the man never chooses the woman. All he can do is give her an opportunity to choose him. Neil Strauss opportunity giving men In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Neil Strauss missing waiting people A lot of guys are very intimidated by an attractive woman, and they dehumanise her because our culture perceives beautiful women as commodities. But I think if you're able walk up to a person and get to know them, and you see their flaws and their impurities, and realise that they're like you, then you can humanise them again. Neil Strauss guy beautiful thinking To get a woman, you have to be willing to risk losing her. Neil Strauss losing-her risk losing Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a hobby. Neil Strauss depth inspirational commitment there are only so many ways to get rejected or ignored. It doesn't hurt at all anymore because why should someone who's a complete stranger have any control over your sense of selfworth? Neil Strauss ignored hurt way In fact, every woman I met seemed disposable and replaceable. I was experiencing seducer's paradox: The better a seducer I became, the less I loved women. Success was no longer defined by getting laid or finding a girlfriend, but by how well I performed. Neil Strauss paradox girlfriend facts The good thing is that women have such high expectations of men that it inspires us to live up to them. That's what I learned about male-female relationships. Neil Strauss expectations men inspire We're just fragile machines programmed with a false sense of our own importance. And every now and then the universe sends a reminder that we don't really matter to it. Neil Strauss machines now-and-then matter Life is more fun when you open your mouth. Neil Strauss mouths life-is fun Men are a hundred times worse than you can imagine. We are thinking the worst, shallowest thoughts, all the time. Neil Strauss imagine men thinking One of the things I'd learned ... was how to take a compliment. Just say, "Thank you." It's the only response a confident person can make. Neil Strauss saying-thank-you response compliment Fear makes you docile. Neil Strauss docile When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition. Neil Strauss creativity passion ambition I think my love is storytelling. No matter what it is, it's storytelling. And so whatever the medium is, what's right for the story, I enjoy doing it. Neil Strauss stories love-is thinking
