Ellen Langer Quotes
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Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor. In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
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If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you.
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
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When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.
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When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package.
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My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music.
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What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture. The basic tenet of America is that you rebel and then you get real.
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Sublime tobacco! which from east to westCheers the tar's labor or the Turkman's rest.
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My mom's always been a good cook, so I took a lot of stuff from her, but most of the stuff I took from Emeril or Bobby Flay right off the TV and make it. I just loved to cook, so it just became a thing. It's a release. Even if I'm alone, I'll cook a full meal, maybe even a two-course meal, just because I love to cook. It's my secret love!
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If you're making all your money simply betting on interest rates, that's not a business. Flow is a business. On the outside, they look the same for a while. But when you dig into them, no, they weren't exactly the same.
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I'm a typical middle child. I'm the mediator. The one that makes everything OK, puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody's happy. It's hard to change your nature, even with years and years of therapy.
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There's no more important consumer product today than a cell phone.
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In times of uncertainty, employees crave clarity. As a leader, you won't always have all of the answers - no one expects you to - so you must be open to listening and learning from others. Once you understand a particular challenge and outline the options, you have to be confident in making bold and optimistic decisions.
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Julius Peppers is probably 6'7 and 300 pounds. The great players spend all year round training for 16 games. It isn't fun being on the receiving end.
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Confidence and a good sense of humor can usually win a chick over.
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I had a ringside seat to cancer. As have most people.
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I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.
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I have shifted my mindset in terms of how companies should... focus on building amazing products. If you have amazing products, the marketing of those products is trivial.
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Just as our view of work affects our real experience of it, so too does our view of leisure. If our mindset conceives of free time, hobby time, or family time as non-productive, then we will, in fact, make it a waste of time.
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Certainty is a cruel mindset.
