Tim Ferriss is the author of five New York Times best-selling books including The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers. The serial entrepreneur and author hosts a hugely popular podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, and works as an active investor and advisor to tech companies including Uber and Facebook. Needless to say, there’s a lot to learn from this ambitious powerhouse. We’ve compiled some of Ferriss’s most impactful quotes that just might inspire your next big move.

Tools of Titans

1. “Creativity is an infinite resource. The more you spend, the more you have.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

2. “Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

3. “Happiness is wanting what you have.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

4. “The superheroes you have in your mind (idols, icons, titans, billionaires, etc.) are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

5. “When I wake up in the morning, I’m thinking to myself: What can I do to be ready for that moment, which is coming? That propels me out of bed.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

6. “My goal is to learn things once and use them forever.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans

7. "Give vulnerability a shot. Give discomfort its due. Because I think he or she who is willing to be the most uncomfortable is not only the bravest, but rises the fastest." — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

8. “Think of problems as gold mines. The world’s biggest problems are the world’s biggest business opportunities.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

9. “Weirdness is why we adore our friends... Weirdness is what bonds us to our colleagues. Weirdness is what sets us apart, gets us hired. Be your unapologetically weird self. In fact, being weird may even find you the ultimate happiness.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans

10. “Love yourself... You’ve got to love yourself before you can love others. Without it, nothing productive is going to happen, and we can all bang our heads on the wall.” — Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans 

The 4-Hour Workweek 

11. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

12. “People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

13. “Focus on being productive instead of busy.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

14. “To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

15. “'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

16. “Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

17. “Learn to slow down. Get lost intentionally. Observe how you judge both yourself and those around you.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

18. "Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitant to get in the way if you're moving.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

19. “It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

20. “Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!” — Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek