Tim Ferriss Quotes
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He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I use honey to condition my hair and eggs for protein. Also, mayonnaise and olive oil are great options for keeping it moisturized.
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When I was a kid, I had an Atari 2600, and I would play Pac Man, Frogger, all that kind of stuff. And I did enjoy going to the arcade.
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I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.
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A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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I'm my own hero on the sets; why should I work with other heroes? The Khans did not want to work with me when I started. Why should I work with them now?
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.
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My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.
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If I get married again, I want a guy there with a drum to do rimshots during the vows.
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
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No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
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I've worked at this film festival in Telluride called the Telluride Film Festival. Been there since 2002. I used to make popcorn. I was an usher. Cleaned toilets, everything. Grew up there as a kid.
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When you know that you can overcome challenges, you do gain that self-respect, and then you won't end up in a situation that you regret later on.
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I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available.
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
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Making me into a role model is placing too much importance on what I see as a work in progress.
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In today's retail environment, competition comes from every conceivable retail format. To succeed, we have to operate more efficiently and compete more effectively against players at all levels of the retail demographic. There is no question that this is a bold and exciting move, and one I believe will have a positive impact on competitive retailing for American consumers in the longer term.
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Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. … The trouble is you won't fight. You've given up. But there's something just as inevitable as death. And that's life. Think of the power of the universe - turning the Earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you - if you'll only have the courage and the will to use it.
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The golden recipe for creating jobs is learning what kinds of people companies need and feeding them with training programmes.
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I hope people come to the shows because they feel like there's something there that I can't necessarily articulate, but it's real and it's fun.
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If the challenge we face doesn't scare us, then it's probably not that important.
