Adam Grant Quotes
When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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I've been very fortunate with my three spec scripts - which is sort of my thematic trilogy of the American Frontier. With 'Sicario', 'Hell or High Water' and then 'Wind River' - which is the third - there were no rewrites. It was the first draft for all three.
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I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I like things simple.
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In India, by and large, women are not educated enough to be bread winners and, within the moorings of traditional cultures, do not have the courage and the capacity to leave the matrimonial home. Given the inequality prevalent in family structures, the woman's right to opt out is suicidal.
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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It's the first film that I made where the director was not present under the camera, and it threw me.
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One of the implications of the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and its many small planets is that many scientists now think of the solar system as having not two but three zones.
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A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have the hardware yet.
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I've sparred with lots of people and played around with everybody.
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Just do what you love, make yourself happy and then awesome people will gravitate towards you.
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When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
