Brian Tracy Quotes
Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
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You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage them.
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At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views of the world.
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Religion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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I take my work seriously.
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A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
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I've worked with David Lynch since I was 17, and working with him is home and family; being around Alexander Payne is home and family, Jonathan Demme. There are directors... Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson... They are directors where I create homes.
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It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.
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I can't think of a single one of my plays that does not represent a coincidence between an external and an internal event. Something outside of me, outside even my own life, something I read in a newspaper or witness on the street, something I see or hear, fascinates me. I see it for its dramatic potential.
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I slowly began to realize that I had been wasting my time with a hyper-focus on why all the “others” were doing it wrong and began to release the icy grip I had on everything I thought I knew. I finally accepted that I would be much happier if I just focused on myself and taking my own faith journey seriously and stopped worrying so much about everyone else. As soon as I gave up on the idea of changing everyone else and exchanged it for a commitment to change myself, I saw my heart begin to change.
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Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
