Gary Taubes Quotes
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
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You're only as good as your last song. That's something somebody told me, and it's so true. You've just gotta keep putting yourself out there, even promoting 'God Made Girls.'
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That's the joy of getting to be an actor - getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself.
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Don't let the Disney princess hair fool you.
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Hallucinatory - that's just the way everyday life is, in Colombia. All the time, you say to yourself, did I just see that?
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Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
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Altruism raises your mood because it raises your self-esteem, which increases happiness. Plus, giving to others gets you outside of yourself and distracts you from your problems.
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Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
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Sometimes you're going to have someone on your team who's just not comfortable with being open. You have to ask yourself, 'Is this person going to allow us to be a real team?' Maybe they're not right for your team. You have to be willing to lose someone sometimes.
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'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.
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I just think that is so important to keep a strong support system, to keep yourself encouraged.
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Be yourself. And every person is unique.
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There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away, and you're making everything harder for yourself.
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The simple reality of life is that everyone is wrong on a regular basis. By confronting these inevitable errors, you allow yourself to make corrections before it is too late.
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The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.
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Whenever you're writing something that's reflective, you have to put yourself through some sort of ordeal just to understand the way you're feeling.
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One is made by all the things around one. There are many things that have made one. For a writer to go around looking for things that have made him is asking for trouble. It's like giving a character to yourself. Can't do it. Can't do it. These things are just there. Is that enough?
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My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world, and exiles me from it.
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When I'm out there, you just have to react. That's why you work on those throws. When you're in the moment, you can't think to yourself, 'How do I get this to go 47 yards and be 2 yards inside the sideline?'
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It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question. The other party to the comparison knows both sides.
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Oh what fools we mortals are.
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The average woman is a size 14 but 'plus' models start at a size six. The industry wants you to feel bad about yourself, and they succeed. I find it to be disgusting.
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Look after all those lovely peculiarities in your face, your body, and yourself.
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'Butterfly Mosque' came out of the emails I wrote to family and friends back home after moving to Egypt.
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
