Chip Heath Quotes
Many armies fail because they put all their emphasis into creating a plan that becomes useless ten minutes into the battle
Quotes to Explore
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.
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It's not easy for Chinese actors to do foreign films, and it's not easy for foreign actors to do Chinese films.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing.
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I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding after having kids, like Mary King, but people say that you lose your nerve after you have kids. It's the risk.
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A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
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Sometimes, once a fight starts, you have to do what you have to do to win.
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My first book didn't even have a Canadian publisher. And that upset me, because I so wanted a readership up there.
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I think it's part of human nature, that we want to achieve. It's definitely a kind of cosmopolitan nature, wanting to achieve in the fast lane.
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The thing that I'm most proud of in my life is that if a stranger came up to me and said, 'I can't stop drinking. I can't stop drinking. Can you help me?' I can say, 'Yes, I can help you.'
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The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
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The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
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Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down and not felt like getting back up, but you have to, no matter how difficult it is.
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I feel a lot more comfortable on stage in the theatre. It just reminds me of being a kid and doing pantomimes.
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Connecticut would not be Connecticut if we cut $3.5 billion out of the budget. We are a strong, generous, hopeful people. We'd be taking $800 million out of education. You can't do that in this state.
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I'd love to be able to dominate cycling in general, not just one event.
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Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is not a religion. It's the absence of religion, and that's a wonderful thing.
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Disease increases in proportion to the increase in the number of doctors in a place.
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Creating Change - The first step to creating any change is deciding what you do want so that you have something to move toward.
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Part of what makes a great chef is the ability to adapt, cook, and to taste. A great chef will use all their food knowledge, food memories, and senses to work with each ingredient and apply themselves to the dish they are creating.
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If you're not ready to do a non-stop dialogue with fashion, you should do another job.
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Many armies fail because they put all their emphasis into creating a plan that becomes useless ten minutes into the battle
