Tim Ferriss Quotes
Learn to ask, "If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?"
Quotes to Explore
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Learn from your dreams what you lack.
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When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.
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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
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The congressmen and senators used to go have a drink in D.C. They would disagree all day long, but they would find that time to sit down and learn about each other personally. I think that's totally wiped out; I don't think it really exists anymore.
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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.
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Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.
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I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
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Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
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L.A. is a very strange place. On the surface, it has an innocent appearance, like the stranger with the pleasant face that smiles and shakes your hand. But then you learn it is actually a lot less nice than you think, and there's a whole deeper, darker level.
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If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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It's tough, but you learn your lesson from all the mistakes you make.
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I'm honored and blessed by God to be in the sport I love, and I want to accomplish all the goals I set in the sport of boxing - to be successful and make history.
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When I read about genetics, I see breakthroughs every day. And while I'm trying to learn more about behavioral science, I must say that I don't feel I get tremendous intellectual stimulation from most of the things I read.
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For me, any book I'm writing is also a chance to get in and research and read and learn things that I maybe only knew a little bit about before.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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At 20 and 30, we are like travelers in a foreign country, reading the guide book to learn how to behave, to learn when the post office is open. Trivia looms important; critical issues fade into a pastel background, unrecognized.
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Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking.
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There are more Negroes in jail with me than there are on the voting rolls.
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What I do for a living is listen.
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I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.
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Time isn't a commodity, something you pass around like cake. Time is the substance of life. When anyone asks you to give your time, they're really asking for a chunk of your life.
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Learn to ask, "If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?"
