Tim Ferriss Quotes
I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.
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I owe the public a good performance, the best I can give. We really bust our chops on 'CHiPs' but when I go home and get a weekend off, I want to spend it quietly, with my lady.
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A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
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I didn't allow failure to break my heart. So I wouldn't allow success to bloat my head.
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I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
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Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
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As governor, I enjoy the opportunity to talk about Utah's measurable business success.
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Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.
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I was very clear that I wanted to keep 'Thor' out of the rest of the Marvel universe for no less than the first six issues. And the success of the book, I think, speaks well to that decision.
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I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
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In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.
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Everybody has their own rules, and so do I. I have always lived on my own terms. As far as mistakes are concerned, I've made them and acknowledged them as mistakes, not regrets. I consider my life a success. There's nothing that I would re-do. I've always done what I felt was right.
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I don't normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.
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Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.
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The more important argument against grade curves is that they create an atmosphere that's toxic by pitting students against one another. At best, it creates a hypercompetitive culture, and at worst, it sends students the message that the world is a zero-sum game: Your success means my failure.
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One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
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I don't know Eddie that well, but he has a great work ethic and that's why he's been in the game as long as he has.
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Being part of 'Natural Nylon' is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input.
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Time washes clean, love's wounds unseen.
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I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.
