Lose Well Quotes

“It makes sense that your most unique ideas feel terrifying, because they are creatively risky and also expose the inner workings of your brain.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“Friends and compatriots remind you that when your world burns you should stand right next to the flame.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“If you’re not feeling scared, you’re not growing. If there’s no room to grow, then there’s no room to breathe. Things that can’t breathe die, even ambitions.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well: A Hilarious Manifesto on Embracing Failure, Finding Purpose, and Living Life on Your Own Terms

“Failure is your friend. Winning is your goal, or losing is your goal. You never want to land in that sad middle ground where you haven’t failed. Where you did nothing to embarrass yourself, but didn’t do anything to distinguish yourself either. That’s the difference between winning and playing not to lose.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well: A Hilarious Manifesto on Embracing Failure, Finding Purpose, and Living Life on Your Own Terms

“Because podcasting allows for free-form conversations, for rambling. Unlike television, or the written word, it doesn’t need to be over-edited or controlled. People who like podcasts tend to like things that are raw, unedited, and even meandering more than they like tightly scripted projects. This idea, by its definition, can’t be predicted”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“I’ve never been the funniest comedian. Not even close. But no one can deny I’ve been a comedian.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“Comedy used to demoralize me on a near daily basis. Now I only bomb and question everything once or twice a month.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“Ray Romano gets a standing ovation. That’s great for him. That’s not what I want, though. I want to tell you a joke and have one audience member quietly reassure me that I am funny.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“I learned one of the great illuminating lessons of my life at that job though: love can make something feel easy, even when it’s not.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“Spend enough time adrift and feeling alone in your pursuits and you’ll eventually cobble together a support system of like-minded people.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“The melodrama of what you’re doing cannot outweigh the necessity of your hard work.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“we all got back in the car and drove home, safe and sound, able to chase our dreams for another day on our sad but beautiful terms.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“I don’t think you can change the world. But I do think you can change your world, in subtle ways, small ways, ways that remain internal and known only to you.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“My success only happened when I ignored advice I knew was good and made choices I was certain were ill-advised.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well

“Am I a melodramatic person? Sometimes. Am I spiritual? Vaguely, and inconsistently.”
― Chris Gethard, Lose Well