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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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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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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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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I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do.
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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
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E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
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Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.
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Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think they have been largely disillusioned by the manner in which the record companies have developed music.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy. This is all designed to contaminate our pure Islam.
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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.'
