Adam Grant Quotes
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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I hired a personal trainer to help me lose 25 pounds and get from obese to fat. My next step will be to get from fat to chubby.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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I'm not sure specifically but there's definitely parts of me in Rikku.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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I love to watch 'Chopped,' 'Jeopardy,' and 'Breaking Bad.' You can't pass up that one. Oh! One other show I love to watch is 'Suburgatory.'
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When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.
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I do think you get lonelier and lonelier being an artist as you get older.
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If you publish something in traditional media, it's one-way. With social media, we get all this info coming back from those who read our posts.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my cartoons.
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My dream part would be to play Mitt Romney's sarcastic black maid. We could call it 'Mammy & Me.'
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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Epic were adamant that I should carry on being me. They liked the way I look, my clothes, hats... nothing's changed really.
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I don't feel like sitting around doing nothing would benefit me.
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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.
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Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
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I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially.
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When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.
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He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it.
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Takers are self-serving in their interactions. It's all about what can you do for me.
