Tim Ferriss Quotes
Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn't be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself "I'll just get it done this weekend."
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
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Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
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You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend.
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A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire.
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Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.
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Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.
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They love putting me in the 'indie queen' box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don't have anymore.
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I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.
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That's the whole point of writing to me - I put my characters under incredible duress, and from that comes their truth. In a way, I'm using them to try to find my own answers in life.
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One of the things that Ang brings to all of his projects is his deep sense of being a double exile, an outsider's outsider.
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No woman wants to have fat ankles.
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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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Singing has opened so many doors for me. And that's definitely a true passion of mine. It's a natural, God-given gift.
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When people are courting, many of them think that when they get married, that's it, and everything will be on Easy Street. But you really have to work even harder once you're married, because the challenges are that much greater.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn't be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself "I'll just get it done this weekend."
