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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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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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 believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods.
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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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Economists have the same occupational hazard as baseball managers and football coaches: Every person on the street knows their job better than they do.
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We know the threats - from global terrorist networks to the spread of deadly weapons. Yet we also know that embedded in this time of danger is the promise of a new day, if we have the courage and commitment to work together.
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I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe.
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I think feminism is about the spirit.
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Reforms ensure that everybody benefits and the state generates financial resources to provide for the really deserving.
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The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
