Adam Grant Quotes
Some people are selfish in all of their relationships. Those people are called sociopaths.
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The FHA literally drew up the redlining map and then basically distributed - I'm sorry, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation actually did it, and then distributed to banks who used that as policy to determine how they would lend and who they would lend to. The racism in the system was pervasive and total.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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I like things simple.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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One of our first jobs was at Saba Software. We were helping them build their products for the cloud. We wanted to build our own product and move away from consulting. We were looking for a change. The CEO of Saba introduced me to Marc Benioff.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
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I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.
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I have learned not to feed the trolls. I just don't respond.
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People can see through crap pretty easily. Just go out there and be comfortable. Be you. Be authentic.
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Some people are selfish in all of their relationships. Those people are called sociopaths.
