Jason Fried Quotes
Being a salesperson prepares you for just about everything in business: how to listen, empathize, and persuade; when to back off and when to step in; and, of course, how to close.
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Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression. We don't have a full picture.
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The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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I hate being asked how I met my husband and very personal questions like that. I don't like that. People are too nosey. Intelligent questions I like, but sometimes people ask such silly, dopey ones.
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
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Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
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True Yankees fans know an up-and-coming player when they see one.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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I like roles of people who can overcome things because there's strength in that and an arc - and roles where they start in one place, and toward the end of the script they end up in a completely different place, so you've seen this growth and some humanity in the role.
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I always liked having a good time. I got into this business because I got fired from any job I ever had because I stayed out late playing music.
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It points to a growing interest among businesses in using fuel cells to power factories and buildings. The most compelling reason for GM to collaborate with Dow is ultimately to reduce the cost of fuel cells and improve their durability so that we may put them in cars by the end of the decade.
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Being a salesperson prepares you for just about everything in business: how to listen, empathize, and persuade; when to back off and when to step in; and, of course, how to close.
