Dan Pink Quotes
People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity.
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
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To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.
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If you're going to sell stock and somebody wants to buy it at a price and that price is not a price you dictate, but demand dictates, sell it to them now.
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I never pile a plate to the point where it overflows. I'd rather have a small plate with small portions and then get up for more if I'm still hungry.
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Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
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I keep in touch with what's real.
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Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the best forum for the United States to spur countries to act - and to hold them accountable when they don't.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.
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The spirit of L.A. is untamed wilderness. It's earthquakes and wildfires and oceans and mountain lions and fog. There's great physical beauty.
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I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.
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When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.
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People often get upset when you teach them what is in the Bible rather than what they presume is in the Bible.
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After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition.
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Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for months is just over.
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I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics.
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People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.
