Add more quotes from JP (and from me)

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#!/bin/sh
quotes=(
# These are quotes from Jordan B Peterson
"Tell the truth."
"Pay attention."
"Don't be to civilized."
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"Dress like the person you want to be."
"Be grateful in spite of your suffering."
"Maintain your connections with people."
"Do not hide unwanted things in the fog."
"Speak the truth about unpleasant things."
"Be careful who you share bad news with."
"Be careful who you share good news with."
"Read something written by someone great."
"Stand up straight with your shoulders back."
"Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street."
"Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient."
"Reality isn't made out of matter, but what matters."
"Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act."
"Make friends with people who want the best for you."
"Do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful."
"Make at least one thing better every single place you go."
"Don't avoid something frightening if it stands in your way."
"But also remember to not do uncecessarily dangerous things."
"Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible."
"Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world."
"Don't try to rescue someone who does not waht to be rescued."
"Be very careful of rescuing someone who wants to be rescued."
"Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that."
"Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievements."
"Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship."
"Treat yourself as if you were someone that you are responsible for helping."
"Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens."
"If old memories still make you cry, write them down carefully and completely."
"Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today."
"Remember that what you do not yet know is more important that what you already know."
"If you have to choose, be the one who does things, instead of the one who is seen doing things."
"The person you are listening to might know something you need to know, listen so that they will share it."
"If you can't order your own life, you shouldn't be trying to order anything more complicated than that."
# The following are mine
"Have the courage to do something difficult, your future self will thank you."
"Smile and listen to people in order to engage them in the conversation."
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selectedQuote=${quotes[$RANDOM % ${#quotes[@]}]}