Adam Grant Quotes
Instead of assuming that emotional intelligence is always useful, we need to think more carefully about where and when it matters.
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I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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I think the show does better with newsmakers and politicians than it does with actors.
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I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.
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My perspective was always being on a number one show doesn't mean anything if I'm not still working consistently at 40 to 50 and 60 years old.
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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.
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But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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I always separated sports and my personal life.
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One always wonders about roads not taken.
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My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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Mr. Janet Reno? I think Mr. Janet Reno... I think he's one of the best hunting dogs in the world.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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Yes, I mean, I used to be into the big bulk thing, and that's why my legs look like those of a cyclist instead of a shooter's, but I think there is a point to where too much is not a good thing. I think I try to lower my center of gravity by doing a lot of legs.
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In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.
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I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.
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The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
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I think when you go to a store and you go to the Justin Timberlake page and stream it from there, that's great, but that means you went to the store. iTunes Radio lets you discover it without you having to think about it.
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I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.
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Pops played football for LSU. Ever since I can remember, I've been working with him running routes and stuff.
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As we get used to women in power, we are likely to discover that they behave much like powerful men - vain, entitled, always looking for more.
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I hate patriotism... I can't stand it. It's a round world last time I checked.
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Instead of assuming that emotional intelligence is always useful, we need to think more carefully about where and when it matters.
