200+ Quotes & Sayings By Marty Rubin

Marty Rubin is a leading expert on leadership, personal achievement and self-development. He is a psychologist, author, speaker and consultant whose clients include many Fortune 500 companies. In addition to his books he has written for the Wall Street Journal, Success magazine, and several other publications.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only...
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One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects. Marty Rubin
The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.
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The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit. Marty Rubin
Philosophers console themselves with explanations.
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Philosophers console themselves with explanations. Marty Rubin
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The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase. Marty Rubin
When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.
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When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy. Marty Rubin
Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.
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Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up. Marty Rubin
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The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant. Marty Rubin
No explanation is ever as good as not having one.
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No explanation is ever as good as not having one. Marty Rubin
The truth is what you live through while you're looking...
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The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth. Marty Rubin
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Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth. Marty Rubin
If words are the truth, what is living for?
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If words are the truth, what is living for? Marty Rubin
What is true today may be false tomorrow, and true...
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What is true today may be false tomorrow, and true again the day after tomorrow. Marty Rubin
Truth is a bubble and hard to hold on to.
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Truth is a bubble and hard to hold on to. Marty Rubin
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Children, like God, see only our actions. Marty Rubin
In a godless universe, all we have is each other.
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In a godless universe, all we have is each other. Marty Rubin
What kind of god would create a world in which...
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What kind of god would create a world in which the means of survival depends on our eating each other? Marty Rubin
Wisdom is not making life any harder than it has...
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Wisdom is not making life any harder than it has to be. Marty Rubin
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Wisdom is knowing when you have enough. Marty Rubin
I don't want to be the one who says life...
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I don't want to be the one who says life is beautiful. I want to be the one who feels it. Marty Rubin
Happiness never made anyone rich or famous. That must be...
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Happiness never made anyone rich or famous. That must be why ambitious people avoid it. Marty Rubin
If you think happiness is a rare bird you won't...
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If you think happiness is a rare bird you won't see much of it. Marty Rubin
Nothing succeeds like indifference to success.
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Nothing succeeds like indifference to success. Marty Rubin
Enjoy the rainbow while it lasts and don't chase it...
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Enjoy the rainbow while it lasts and don't chase it when it's gone. Marty Rubin
Happiness: the feeling of being alive.
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Happiness: the feeling of being alive. Marty Rubin
Happiness is what matters, feeling alive-not art or knowledge or...
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Happiness is what matters, feeling alive-not art or knowledge or money. Marty Rubin
Happiness is my drug of choice.
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Happiness is my drug of choice. Marty Rubin
Be kind. Be happy. Be free.
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Be kind. Be happy. Be free. Marty Rubin
Life said to me, Be happy. Don't let me down.
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Life said to me, Be happy. Don't let me down. Marty Rubin
Life only wants us to be happy. We impose these...
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Life only wants us to be happy. We impose these burdens on ourselves. Marty Rubin
Seekers, what are you seeking? Why aren't you happy just...
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Seekers, what are you seeking? Why aren't you happy just to be alive? Marty Rubin
Art is good, but happiness is better.
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Art is good, but happiness is better. Marty Rubin
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Days that lift us like a wave, when you feel you could live forever. Marty Rubin
The optimist's hope and the pessimist's despair: reciprocal illusions.
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The optimist's hope and the pessimist's despair: reciprocal illusions. Marty Rubin
We're all drowning, but don't say it out loud.
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We're all drowning, but don't say it out loud. Marty Rubin
Everything but a life can be replaced.
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Everything but a life can be replaced. Marty Rubin
When death speaks to me, it speaks only of the...
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When death speaks to me, it speaks only of the beauty of life. Marty Rubin
One death apiece is plenty.
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One death apiece is plenty. Marty Rubin
The first kiss and the first glass of wine are...
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The first kiss and the first glass of wine are the best. Marty Rubin
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Emotion is the poetry of life. Marty Rubin
Poetry is nothing if it exists only in books. One...
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Poetry is nothing if it exists only in books. One has to find it in one's own life. Marty Rubin
More sailors have drowned in words than in the sea.
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More sailors have drowned in words than in the sea. Marty Rubin
Be a poet in action as well as in words.
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Be a poet in action as well as in words. Marty Rubin
The deep roots never doubt spring will come.
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The deep roots never doubt spring will come. Marty Rubin
My faith likes mountains just where they are.
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My faith likes mountains just where they are. Marty Rubin
Writing is talking to yourself-with the hope of being overheard.
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Writing is talking to yourself-with the hope of being overheard. Marty Rubin
Writing is like life: it goes on.
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Writing is like life: it goes on. Marty Rubin
A basket of ripe fruit is holier than any prayer...
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A basket of ripe fruit is holier than any prayer book. Marty Rubin
Whatever we may be or not be to others, to...
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Whatever we may be or not be to others, to ourselves we are always just ourselves. Marty Rubin
It takes a long time to learn how to do...
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It takes a long time to learn how to do something simple. Marty Rubin
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Information is what you put in empty heads to keep them empty. Marty Rubin
Knowledge is just a foundation. The whole point of a...
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Knowledge is just a foundation. The whole point of a foundation is to build on it. Marty Rubin
What should be boundless is one's love of life, not...
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What should be boundless is one's love of life, not one's love of art or knowledge. Marty Rubin
When Socrates said he knew nothing he still thought he...
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When Socrates said he knew nothing he still thought he knew more than anyone else. Marty Rubin
What do I know about life? What does a windmill...
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What do I know about life? What does a windmill know about the wind? Marty Rubin
The more diseases you know about the sicker you are.
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The more diseases you know about the sicker you are. Marty Rubin
Too much success spoils success.
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Too much success spoils success. Marty Rubin
Success in love is mostly luck, though we hate to...
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Success in love is mostly luck, though we hate to admit. Marty Rubin
We let life down: it doesn't let us down.
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We let life down: it doesn't let us down. Marty Rubin
Success in politics is the art of the timely lie.
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Success in politics is the art of the timely lie. Marty Rubin
The question must be asked: have we been the beneficiaries...
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The question must be asked: have we been the beneficiaries or the victims of our education? Marty Rubin
The real plague is willful ignorance and education can't cure...
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The real plague is willful ignorance and education can't cure that. Marty Rubin
My education taught me a lot, but nothing I needed...
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My education taught me a lot, but nothing I needed to learn. Marty Rubin
Higher education- I wonder how much longer the deception can...
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Higher education- I wonder how much longer the deception can go on. Marty Rubin
Art should be pretentious. The place to be sincere is...
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Art should be pretentious. The place to be sincere is in one's relationships. Marty Rubin
Sorrow's children were raised on books.
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Sorrow's children were raised on books. Marty Rubin
The spiritual life to me has always meant just one...
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The spiritual life to me has always meant just one thing: feeling. Marty Rubin
The mouse that fears the trap has already been trapped.
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The mouse that fears the trap has already been trapped. Marty Rubin
Who do I love? I love people who are easy...
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Who do I love? I love people who are easy to talk to. Marty Rubin
The thread connecting one person, one event, to another exists...
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The thread connecting one person, one event, to another exists only in the imagination. Marty Rubin
What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for...
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What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for that. Marty Rubin
Build your castle of dreams but don't live in it.
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Build your castle of dreams but don't live in it. Marty Rubin
The Big Dream shattered splinters into a thousand little dreams.
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The Big Dream shattered splinters into a thousand little dreams. Marty Rubin
Cities get built out of poet's dreams.
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Cities get built out of poet's dreams. Marty Rubin
The rain that falls wherever it pleases. I want to...
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The rain that falls wherever it pleases. I want to be that rain. Marty Rubin
Freedom began on the day the first sheep wandered away...
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Freedom began on the day the first sheep wandered away from the herd. Marty Rubin
The wild ivy grows wherever it pleases.
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The wild ivy grows wherever it pleases. Marty Rubin
Art is a space in which freedom tests its wings.
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Art is a space in which freedom tests its wings. Marty Rubin
Drink freely the wine life offers you and don't worry...
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Drink freely the wine life offers you and don't worry how much you spill. Marty Rubin
To know your soul is your own, that's what counts.
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To know your soul is your own, that's what counts. Marty Rubin
When a thing becomes indispensable it's time to give it...
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When a thing becomes indispensable it's time to give it up. Marty Rubin
The scientist seeks laws; the historian, causes; the artist, freedom.
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The scientist seeks laws; the historian, causes; the artist, freedom. Marty Rubin
Artists, by their free expressions, encourage others to be free....
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Artists, by their free expressions, encourage others to be free. This is the quality that makes works of art enduring. Marty Rubin
I never reach those far-off places. New trails tempt me...
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I never reach those far-off places. New trails tempt me at every turn. Marty Rubin
A long leash is not freedom.
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A long leash is not freedom. Marty Rubin
When you love someone, really love them, you don't put...
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When you love someone, really love them, you don't put chains on them. You want them to be free. Marty Rubin
One is free, and at the mercy of everything.
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One is free, and at the mercy of everything. Marty Rubin
Be independent, and do what you will.
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Be independent, and do what you will. Marty Rubin
Be independent, ad do what you will.
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Be independent, ad do what you will. Marty Rubin
You don't have to live by someone else's rules. Do...
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You don't have to live by someone else's rules. Do what you want. Be free. Marty Rubin
I had no goals, no ambitions. That left me free...
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I had no goals, no ambitions. That left me free to wander and amuse myself. Marty Rubin
You are free to create your own way of being....
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You are free to create your own way of being. There are no rules. Marty Rubin
People on foot, on bikes, in cars, on planes-all chasing...
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People on foot, on bikes, in cars, on planes-all chasing freedom. Marty Rubin
What do we free spirits want? We just want to...
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What do we free spirits want? We just want to think our own thoughts and feel our own feelings. Why should that be a problem for anyone else? Marty Rubin
Everything about sex and freedom interests me.
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Everything about sex and freedom interests me. Marty Rubin
What is eternal is the cloud drifting slowly out of...
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What is eternal is the cloud drifting slowly out of sight. Marty Rubin
There is no
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There is no "the way things are." Every day is different, and you live it differently. Marty Rubin
You can't judge the present by the past. Each day...
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You can't judge the present by the past. Each day is different, and you live it differently. Marty Rubin
You can't prepare for the things that change your life....
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You can't prepare for the things that change your life. They come suddenly and unannounced. Marty Rubin
What would beauty be if the whole world were blind?
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What would beauty be if the whole world were blind? Marty Rubin
You can spit on a rose, but it's still a...
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You can spit on a rose, but it's still a rose. Marty Rubin