Barry Schwartz Quotes
Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years, but it seems largely hidden from the world of commerce.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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When I think of the most beautiful women, they're not supermodels.
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It may come as a surprise, but Frou Frou was really like a kind of little holiday from my own work. Guy and I, we have always worked together, and then over the years, it became clear that we wanted to do a whole album together. It was very organic and spontaneous - just one of those wonderful things that happens.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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In Sheffield, we need support from the community and for the community. We need integration with no loss of heritage, and a clear appreciation of what is and is not acceptable.
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I am not 100% English, I am actually part Italian and even part Hungarian. Therefore I feel very much part of Europe both in my upbringing and outlook.
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If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family Guy, you don't have to aim very high.
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Être un homme utile m'a paru toujours quelque chose de bien hideux.
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A change of heart leads to change in behavior, and a change in behavior leads to changing the world.
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Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years, but it seems largely hidden from the world of commerce.
