Alfie Kohn Quotes
If unconditional love and genuine enthusiasm are present, praise isn't necessary. If they're absent, praise won't help.
Quotes to Explore
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The way we do music in Brazil is very different because we are so moved by music; we grow up with that.
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I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and test for the best music and art.
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Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the real gap we have to close.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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You're never going to read 'The Wealth of Nations,' and you shouldn't, really. It's 900 pages.
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I don't want people to sit and process the song. I want them to just let them bathe over them.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
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I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come.
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Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.
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It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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There is some good evidence man contributes to global warming. But I say, so what? We can deal with that. It's not a catastrophe. And cold is far worse for hurting people than warmth.
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Magic, historically, has been a man doing tricks with no wider story behind it.
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Industries that make goods and services that people have to buy, regardless of economic circumstances, are bound to do well whatever the economic conditions.
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Wherever men are noble, they love bright colour; and wherever they can live healthily, bright colour is given them—in sky, sea, flowers, and living creatures.
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In loving life you love what can't survive.
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If unconditional love and genuine enthusiasm are present, praise isn't necessary. If they're absent, praise won't help.
