Tim Ferriss Quotes
Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth.
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I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.
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There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period.
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We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother's, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same.
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For me, it's very offensive when I notice that it's all about my appearance, how I look, that a man doesn't care who I am.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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Spanglish is a creative way also of saying, 'I am an American, and I have my own style, my own taste, my own tongue.'
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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The very elements of what constitutes good nursing are as little understood for the well as for the sick. The same laws of health or of nursing, for they are in reality the same, obtain among the well as among the sick.
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My own conviction is, confirmed by a very close study of parochial registers, that some of the very best blood in England is to be found among the tradesmen of our county towns.
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I try to get the best performance an actor can give.
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This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions.
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The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring.
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If we notice a few errors in the work of a proven master, we may and even will often be correct; if we believe, however, that he is completely and utterly mistaken, we are in danger of missing his entire concept.
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I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed. We do not find signposts at crossroads, but our own scouts erect them, to help the rest.
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Because I'm an older mom, I have a responsibility to my kids as well as myself. I want to be there for them.
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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
