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11 quotesThree Rules of Life Explained
Dan Millman
Life has just three rules?
Socrates
And you already know them...
Dan Millman
Paradox, humour, and change.
Socrates
Paradox...
Dan Millman
Life is a mystery. Don't waste time trying to figure it out.
Socrates
Humour...
Dan Millman
Keep a sense of humour, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure.
Socrates
Change...
Dan Millman
Know that nothing stays the same.
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The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
Dan Millman
I know more than you think.
Socrates
And you think more than you know. But knowledge is not the same as wisdom.
Dan Millman
Yeah? What's the difference?
Socrates
You know how to clean a windshield, right?
Dan Millman
Yeah.
Socrates
Wisdom is doing it.
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Embracing the Uniqueness of Every Moment
Dan Millman
There are no ordinary moments.
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The Importance of Living in the Present
Socrates
Where are you?
Dan Millman
Here.
Socrates
What time is it?
Dan Millman
Now.
Socrates
What are you?
Dan Millman
This moment.
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Awakening to Purpose in Everyday Life
Dan Millman
What would you say if I told you that I keep seeing those shoes in a dream I keep having?
Socrates
I'd say maybe you're still asleep. You can live a whole lifetime without ever being awake.
Dan Millman
Hey, Socrates. If you know so much how come you're working at a gas station?
Socrates
This is a service station. We offer service. There's no higher purpose.
Dan Millman
Than pumping gas?
Socrates
Service to others.
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Lessons from Life Experience
Socrates
Slow down. You might taste something.
Dan Millman
You sure got a lot of rules about stuff, don't you?
Socrates
Not rules. Things I've learned from my own life experience.
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Different Shoes, Different Perspectives
Dan Millman
You know you got two different shoes on, right?
Socrates
One's a little newer than the other.
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The Connection Between Happiness and Understanding
Socrates
There's a lot you'd have to know before you could understand what you saw.
Dan Millman
Go. Ask me. Ask me something. Captain.
Socrates
Are you happy? You said I could ask you anything.
Dan Millman
What does happy have to do with anything?
Socrates
Everything.
Dan Millman
My dad's got plenty of cash, school's kind of a breeze, I get straight A's. I got great friends, I'm in great shape, and I only sleep alone when I absolutely want to.
Socrates
So why can't you sleep at night?
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The Importance of the Journey Over the Destination
Dan Millman
The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.
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Finding Answers Within Yourself
Socrates
Everyone tells you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers. They want you to believe theirs.
Dan Millman
And let me guess. You want me to believe yours.
Socrates
No. I want you to stop gathering information from outside yourself and start gathering it from the inside.
Dan Millman
: What are you, part of some cult or something?
[Dan laughs]
Socrates
People are afraid of what's inside and that's the only place they're ever gonna find what they need.
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The Meaning of Apologies
Dan Millman
Sorry, Coach.
Coach Garrick
Sorry doesn't mean anything.
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