Mark Manson Quotes

Mark Manson is an author, blogger and dating coach. His blog, MarkManson.net, has been featured in the New York Times, GQ, and TIME. Manson’s first book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, was published in September 2016 and reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

Mark Manson is an author, blogger and entrepreneur. He is best known for his book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Manson’s writing focuses on topics such as productivity, relationships, and personal growth.

“Being wrong opens us up to the possibility of change. Being wrong brings the opportunity for growth.” — Mark Manson

“It turns out that adversity and failure are actually useful and even necessary for developing strong-minded and successful adults.” — Mark Manson

“Happiness is like being cool, the harder you try the less it’s going to happen. So stop trying. Start living.” — Mark Manson

“To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is, therefore, a form of action.” — Mark Manson

“A good life is not a life without problems. A good life is a life with good problems.” — Mark Manson

“The pain of honest confrontation is what generates the greatest trust and respect in your relationships.” — Mark Manson

Mark Manson Quotes on Love and Relationships

“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.” — Mark Manson

“If what we value is unhelpful, if what we consider success/failure is poorly chosen, then everything based upon those values—the thoughts, the emotions, the day-to-day feelings—will all be out of whack.” — Mark Manson

“The fact is, people who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves from learning from their mistakes. They lack the ability to take on new perspectives and empathize with others. They close themselves off to new and important information.” — Mark Manson

“We are actually often happier with less. When we’re overloaded with opportunities and options, we suffer from what psychologists refer to as the paradox of choice.” — Mark Manson

“If you want to change how you see your problems, you have to change what you value and/or how you measure failure/success.” — Mark Manson

Mark Manson Quotes on Love

“If pursuing the positive is a negative, then pursuing the negative generates the positive. The pain you pursue in the gym results in better all-around health and energy. The failures in business are what lead to a better understanding of what’s necessary to be successful.” — Mark Manson

“Carefully choose what to care about.” — Mark Manson

“Don’t hope for the better. Just be better.” — Mark Manson

“True happiness occurs only when you find the problems you enjoy having and enjoy solving.” — Mark Manson

“Challenge yourself to find the good and beautiful thing inside of everyone. It’s there. It’s your job to find it. Not their job to show you.” — Mark Manson

Mark Manson Quotes on Relationships

“You can’t build a better mind without challenging your own beliefs and assumptions.” — Mark Manson

“Self-Improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn’t mean they’re the same thing.” — Mark Manson

“What most people don’t understand is that passion is the result of action, not the cause of it.” — Mark Manson

“Don’t just sit there. Do something. The answers will follow.“ — Mark Manson

“Problems never stop; they merely get exchanged and/or upgraded.” — Mark Manson

“Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is feeling the fear, the doubt, the insecurity, and deciding that something else is more important.” — Mark Manson

“Commitment allows you to focus intently on a few highly important goals and achieve a greater degree of success than you otherwise would.” — Mark Manson

Mark Manson Quotes About Love

“Values underlie everything we are and do.” — Mark Manson

“Life is about not knowing and then doing something anyway.” — Mark Manson

Quotes Mark Manson

“To try to avoid pain is to give too many fu*ks about pain. In contrast, if you’re able to not give a fu*k about the pain, you become unstoppable.” — Mark Manson

“Suffering through your fears and anxieties is what allows you to build courage and perseverance.” — Mark Manson