Tim Ferriss Quotes
Information is useless if it is not applied to something important or if you will forget it before you have a chance to apply it.
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You don't have to work hard to bring emotions. It all just comes naturally, you're there living it.
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I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.
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I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you think we're still pretty competitive? Oh, yes.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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I have eighteen titles in the German language. I had a number one song in 1965.
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When I was in college, I used to love to watch football on Sundays.
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I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.
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Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players.
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I loved ninjas when I was younger.
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Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.
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To add an AC outlet, for example, you just drill a circular hole in the wall, tap into the wiring, add the outlet and you're set. If you don't want it, pull it out and plaster over it with more earth to seal the hole.
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When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work, how they structure it, how they design the pieces. It gives you chops; it gives you moves.
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I was doing well in TV as a freelance cameraman, but it wasn't the direction I wanted to go in. I directed videos and tried to put something cinematic in every one. Dialogue, action sequences, helicopter, Steadicam.
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If you feel something artistic, you need to get it out of you, do it. You gotta get out and play in front of people. You can't stay in the bedroom, get out sooner rather than later. Use your gut instinct.
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If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.
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We deal with all varieties of information. Somebody's always upset no matter what we do. We have to make a decision; otherwise there's a never-ending debate.
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Information is useless if it is not applied to something important or if you will forget it before you have a chance to apply it.
