Joshua Waitzkin Quotes
We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.
Quotes to Explore
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When I designed my first house in L.A., I didn't have any money - I did it all on my own. I liked that.
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I don't want to play everyone's best friend. I don't want to play the role of a girl struggling in the ghetto. It's not that that story isn't important, but I saw patterns, and was like, 'I don't relate to these people.'
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Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.
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Hannah leaned against the wall. "Mind if I call shotgun?" Since you're carrying one? Feel free.
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Be careful what you’re doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be. And the less you really know them, the more likely you are to confuse them with the girl or boy in your head
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I think the common elements first are that, basically, we are entering markets or in markets that are deregulating or have recently deregulated, and so they have become competitive, moving from monopoly franchise-type businesses to competitive, market-oriented businesses.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life.
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A good old man, sir. He will be talking. As they say, when the age is in, the wit is out.
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There's no such thing as a bad Picasso, but some are less good than others.
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No war or battle sound Was heard the world around.
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I never know what something is going to be until it emerges from the womb and you see the crown of its head and then you see it pushing its way up. So in my life if another book wants to be born it's not for me to choose.
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Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.
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If you pick up some paint with your brush and make somebody's nose with it, this is rather ridiculous when you think of it, theoretically or philosophically. It's really absurd to make an image, like a human image, with paint, today.
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We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.
