Adam Grant Quotes
Procrastinating is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue for creativity.
Quotes to Explore
-
Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.
-
My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
-
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
-
Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
-
I don't really go out at all.
-
All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them.
-
I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
-
I think the American people want to see the interactivity between candidates and audiences, and tough questions posed by people and how you handle them under fire.
-
I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
-
I've got to be honest, there's no pleasure when you're working.
-
My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
-
I've never had a MySpace or a Facebook page. I avoid that entirely.
-
From that time on, I always had the studios on my neck.
-
Anything where I get to write a lot of jokes and have a lot of creative control - that's all I want.
-
Downloading songs is not good.
-
We can't do a modern Batman continually beating up thugs in zoot suits with tommy guns in violin cases. The game has to move on. It has to feel relevant.
-
I go through periods where I don't really care what I look like, because I feel more focused on the work that I'm doing, and I don't want to think about it. And then sometimes it feels like the biggest part of my day is getting dressed.
-
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
-
The real enemy of happiness is the mind's fixations and delusions... If you have the right mind, you can overcome anything - you can be happy, no matter what.
-
I was a weird kid.
-
It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen.
-
I want to be able to make sure that we have enough capital to survive at least three consecutive failures. If you want to make a small fortune in the launch vehicle business, start with a large one.
-
When it comes to creativity and to leadership, we need introverts doing what they do best.
-
Procrastinating is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue for creativity.
