Shawn Achor Quotes
Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.
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World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.
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I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
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I hope everybody enjoys our input on 'Black Water' - it sure was a lot of fun getting to record it.
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Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.
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I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.
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The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.
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You look rather rash my dear your colors don't quite match your face.
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Before we come to a challenging situation, before the universe squeezes us, how much of our effort is geared toward the reason we came to this world? The more focus we have on the front end, the less focus we end up needing on the back end.
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I trust myself. You need that to survive.
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Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.
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It's very liberating to cut your hair.
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Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
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I don't ever want to have to depend on anyone completely.
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If I could really move my career much more into predominantly directing, I would jump at that.
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People need to remember we are the governing party because we have diversity of opinion in our party. We're not pure. We have moderates and we have more progressives.
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The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.
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It kind of varies according to what I'm doing and what my situation is, but, most of the time, I have no idea what I'm doing until the day of.
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New York has been the best gift, in that the city pushes me to so many next levels.
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One day, when I was 33, I shifted. I suddenly saw acting as a higher calling. I understood that my goal was to serve the play. And I realized if an actor can make audiences' hearts resonate or make them question their values - that's an important thing to do!
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Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.
