Top 40 Darius Foroux Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Thoughts should serve a useful purpose. If they don’t, they’re useless.”

— Darius Foroux

2. “Knowing yourself is step one. Step two is acting on that knowledge.”

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3. “Remember: Money is a replaceable resource. When you’re out of it, you can earn it back. You can’t say the same for time. Don’t spend too much time thinking about money.”

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4. “What I’m trying to say is that when someone asks you a question, it’s okay to say, “I don’t know.” You can also say that to yourself. I’ve often been too hard on myself because I didn’t have an instant answer to my personal problems. That doesn’t make you dumb. It makes you human.”

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5. “At the end of the day, thinking by itself is useless without action.”

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6. “Fighting fear is a full-time job.”

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7. “Whatever you do, never waste your thoughts on other people’s ill-informed opinions and guesses.”

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8. “Derek Sivers, one of my favorite thinkers, says he’s a slow thinker: “It’s a common belief that your first reaction is the most honest, but I disagree. Your first reaction is usually outdated. Either it’s an answer you came up with long ago and now use instead of thinking, or it’s triggering a knee-jerk emotional response to something that happened long ago.”

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9. “Can you imagine? You’re on your deathbed, and you’re saying this to your family: “I’m glad I watched so many FAIL compilations on YouTube.” Nope. You’ll probably look back and reflect on the time you spent with your family or friends. Or the memories you made when you were traveling. Or how much you enjoyed your work.”

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10. “Life doesn’t stop. And every single second, we’re getting closer to death.”

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11. “Always be prepared to get work done. Every time you have a moment to yourself, don’t play with your phone, but instead, squeeze in some work. Even if it’s only 8 minutes.”

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12. “Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live properly.”

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13. “If we want to think straight at all times, we must stay grounded, look at facts, listen to other people’s perspectives, and only then draw practical conclusions.”

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14. “I’d rather eat rice and beans so I can do the things that I love instead of having a job that makes me miserable, but pays well. At the end of the day, this is your life and the only way you can live with yourself is to follow your strongest desires. Just make sure you think straight so you eventually act on those thoughts.”

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15. “When Nietzsche said that there are no facts, he meant that we, as human beings, ultimately rely on our interpretations of reality. There’s no way to confirm reality objectively. That doesn’t mean nothing is real and that we’re all living in a big dream. We just have to realize that facts are not the same thing as the truth.”

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16. “No matter what you experience in life, and no matter what happens to you, your mind should stay calm under all circumstances.”

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17. “I’ve often been too hard on myself because I didn’t have an instant answer to my personal problems. That doesn’t make you dumb. It makes you human.”

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18. “Always double check. Small things can become big things. And don’t play favors.”

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19. “Remember this: Inconsistency is the enemy of results.”

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20. “Commit to stop thinking about useless things. Start taking control of your mind.”

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21. “It’s the difference between “I can’t help but feel this way” and “I feel this way because I decided to feel this way.”

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22. “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” Thinking is not only hard – it’s the single most important thing in life. Remember: The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives.”

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23. “If you want to have useful thoughts, here’s a rule of thumb: Only think about things you can control. That automatically eliminates about 99% of your thoughts because there’s very little you control in life.”

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24. “Life is not about what you know. It’s about what you don’t know. And we never know enough. That’s good news for the both of us. It means that until the day we die, we can keep learning.”

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25. “There’s only one end goal to all of this: Inner calm. No matter what you experience in life, and no matter what happens to you, your mind should stay calm under all circumstances.”

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26. “When you stop doing things the way they’re done, you’ll start doing things how you get it done.”

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27. “The life of wisdom is a life of reason. It is important to learn how to think clearly. Clear thinking is not a haphazard enterprise. It requires proper training.”

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28. “Yeah, yeah, you have the memory of an elephant. Or you’re so smart that you remember everything, right? WRONG. Not writing down your thoughts, ideas, tasks, etc, is stupid. Why? Because you’re wasting a lot of brain power when you rely on your memory. When you write everything down, you can use your brainpower for other things. Like solving problems. That’s actually useful and advances your career.”

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29. “Your mind is an instrument – nothing more, nothing less.”

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30. “In the beginning of each semester, I was the coolest dude on the planet. Relaxing, going out, enjoying myself. Big time. I experienced no stress whatsoever. However, about a week before my exams, I would freak out.”

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31. “Checking is not a useful thing. It might be a verb, but it’s not a real action. When I started blogging, I always checked my stats for no reason. Then I thought: What’s the outcome of checking? Nothing. You just consume information. I try to keep my “checking” at a minimum. That’s why I deleted all news and social media apps on my phone. I don’t even have email on my phone. Otherwise, I check it all the time. I don’t want that. I only want to check my email when I have time to answer emails.”

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32. “If you can change your mind, you can change your life.” – William James.”

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33. “Some things in life you must experience to know what they’re like in reality.”

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34. “I challenge you, try it for a day. Every two hours or so, sit down and write about what you’re thinking at that very moment. Just don’t get scared of yourself. Most of our thoughts make no sense at all.”

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35. “Thinking is a double-edged sword. It can help you. But it can also destroy you.”

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36. “His most important idea is that we should question the source of our beliefs, not the belief itself.”

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37. “We can’t control our consciousness. We can only control what thoughts we follow through on.”

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38. “I’ve used nothing but my thoughts to live a happier, healthier, wealthier, and more meaningful life.”

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39. “If you find yourself wanting to speed up the reading process on a particular book, you may want to ask yourself, “Is this book any good?” Life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy reading.”

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40. “You only have to be aware of your thoughts. Acknowledge them. But never blame yourself or say, “Why do I have these thoughts?” No one has the answer to that. It’s better to be aware of your thoughts and decide what you will ignore, and what you will give importance to.”

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41. “One thing we have to remind ourselves is that the people who think they know everything are the biggest losers in life.”

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42. “People that I know only change after a culmination of problems.”

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43. “However, I also realize that for most people, my way of living doesn’t work. They might find it boring or not exciting enough. So what? Do what works for you.”

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44. “I noticed that many smart and happy people kept journals. They also reflected more on their life. More specifically, they reflected on the things they learned, mistakes they made, and the goals they achieved.”

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45. “No wonder, you’re making decisions based on familiarity. But who says that familiarity is always a good thing? It’s good for certainty. But to achieve a breakthrough, you need something different.”

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46. “Your life stops when learning stops.”

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