"The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you."

- Neil Degrasse Tyson, in an AMA on reddit, responding to a young man who asked how to find motivation in life. (via thefreenomad)

(Source: fishingboatproceeds, via wordslessspoken)