Jessica Hagy Quotes & Sayings

Egos get in the way of ideas. If your arrogance is more obvious than your expertise, you are someone other people avoid. — Jessica Hagy

An easy life is like quicksand:Before you know it, you're trapped and can't move, can't breathe, can't get to where you really wanted to go. Don't coast unless you're rolling downhill on a bicycle. — Jessica Hagy

Your greatest accomplishments, no matter how impressive you think them to be, are some else's worst nightmare. Your most prized possession is another man's disgusting chunk of trash. Be careful what you brag about. — Jessica Hagy

Just because you've never been somewhere doesn't mean you don't belong. Just because it's not in your job description doesn't mean you can't do it. Only you can really decide what league you really belong in. — Jessica Hagy

Say, do, or make it now. Go where you need to be. Do not wait to be invited places. Host your own parties. Do not sit by the phone. — Jessica Hagy

Who's more interesting: A famous scientist, or the famous who plays the cello and whittles marionettes in a lighthouse at the edge of the world where he sometimes writes poetry by the light of passing ships? Exactly. Follow your weird impulses and do all sorts of things. Getting sidetracked can lead you to exactly where you belong. — Jessica Hagy

Leave a mark, not a blemish. — Jessica Hagy

Maybe your past isn't perfect. Maybe it was brutal. Maybe you were brutal. Maybe you've got more scars than you thought one skin could hold. You can't linger on those thoughts. You will drown in them. After all, it's only an interesting backstory if you can get past it. — Jessica Hagy

Interesting people are interested in things other than themselves. They're educationally omnivorous. And so they end a lot of sentences with honest question marks. — Jessica Hagy

The more you absorb, the more you can exude. — Jessica Hagy

If it is unappetizing: Do not eat, date, or sign up for it. If the mere thought of it is depressing: Do not major in it, sit through it, or devote your life to it. If it is not important to you: Do not do it only because it is important to someone else. You will thank yourself — Jessica Hagy

When you put yourself out there, a lot of people will reject, dismiss, or ignore you. But a few will embrace and champion you. While the nos may sting, only the yeses matter. — Jessica Hagy

You are not wrong to be unique. You are not incorrect because you are different. You should not be sorry for being interesting. — Jessica Hagy

No one is normal. Everyone has quirks and insights unique to themselves. Don't hide these things - they are what make you interesting. — Jessica Hagy

If you don't give a damn about anything, no one will give a damn about you. — Jessica Hagy

You have treasured people, places, and things. They are precious and powerful. Fight for them. Don't just let them lounge in the back of your mind. A love ignored will wither and die. — Jessica Hagy

Bring together as many people as you can to help you. Share your energy. Share your ideas. Share your cause. And make sure you have plenty of cake. Everyone loves cake. — Jessica Hagy

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. — Jessica Hagy

Not everyone will understand you. Not everyone will appreciate you. Not everyone will embrace you. Do not change for them. Just smile at them, and move along. — Jessica Hagy

You are the protagonist and author of your life's story. — Jessica Hagy