Tim Ferriss Quotes
The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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The high point was that the people are really nice - despite the crazy politics - and I loved being there. The hardest part was knowing some of the things I was probably going to write about Texas would make those nice people very unhappy.
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I always managed to get in trouble, like every kid. But I had to learn a lot of hard lessons on my own, without parents who would nurture me and guard me through that part of life, at a very young age.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
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It could get saturated or monotonous if I would do the same characters again and again. That is why, to save myself from that feeling, I take time out to choose roles that excite me.
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Sometimes I forget how much people look at you as their hero. I forget that.
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Thank God it has rained all day. I say thank God, though rain is no rarity, because it is the duty of every man to be thankful for whatever happens by the will of the Omnipotent Creator; yet it was not so agreeable to any of my party as a fine day would have been.
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Silence is the residue of fear.
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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It's such a joy to be able to have friendships free from worry. It's so lovely to live without fear.
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The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
