Here's how you win the debate. You don't make it personal. You do not make it about you. That is what they want, and if you give it to them, you will lose.
I'm not desperate. I'm confident. Which should make you feel better.
— We all die if we accepted that, we'd be happier.
— Maybe. But we're not good with contentment. Fighting death is what keeps us alive.
When I was a cop, I had a lot of people change their minds about testifying in court, and it always came down to one of three reasons — fear, confusion, or they were paid off.
Tribal commonality is highly conducive to social bonding.
— Stories don't change minds.
— Stories are the only things that change minds. We're compelled by fear more than reason.
You know what's great about rich patients? They allow us to treat poor patients.
— My dad is a Taekwondo grandmaster. Coached me growing up. He always used to say: "Only you can beat you".
— Well, my mom is a lounge singer, and she used to say: "Upstage me and I'll beat your ass".
The holidays are an obligatory performance where families buy each other gifts and pretend everything is perfect.
Personal crisis is a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events is determined.
You follow in the tradition that you're handed.
Nobody likes dating. It's awkward and uncomfortable. It's expensive.
Arrogant people don't think they need to lie.