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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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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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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Just know what's inside your food.
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Yet if women are so flighty, fickle, changeable, susceptible, and inconstant (as some clerks would have us believe), why is it that their suitors have to resort to such trickery to have their way with them? And why don't women quickly succumb to them, without the need for all this skill and ingenuity in conquering them? For there is no need to go to war for a castle that is already captured.
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Besides my religious commitment, the greatest single factor that has enabled me to pursue my business and political objectives has been the security and freedom of my home.
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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
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First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
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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.
