Charles Duhigg Quotes
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed his house by a ship's rules.
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Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit of a history regarding Pakistan.
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I work in my attic, and the view is next door's chimney stack.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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As newly created P2P businesses disrupt the status quo and compete with established companies, they face the difficulty of fitting a square peg into a round hole when it comes to existing regulatory regimes that don't contemplate their business models.
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That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show.
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As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain.
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The classic war movies of the post-Vietnam era have generally taken on grand, philosophical themes: the meaninglessness of war, the grinding down of man by the machine - the machine being war itself, represented by someone like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in 'Full Metal Jacket,' the sadistic marine who turns his boys into instruments of death.
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I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
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Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.
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I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.
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The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.
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Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
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I did 75 films. I didn't take a break; I didn't spend my money. I have my savings, so when you're not working for money anymore, then you should find things that are meaningful and not just be like, 'OK, that's another day gone.'
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One of the books I remember reading when I was young and always thought would be a great role to play is Catherine in 'Wuthering Heights.' I like the classics.
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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?
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If, in this country, a simple majority of people can start stripping away the rights of a protected class in the minority, that's a pretty alarming thing.
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I was 100 percent tomboy. I had the biggest Big Wheels.
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Right now, I have to admit, that I'm more interested in giving people a little bit of hope and goodness.
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I always say to anybody who's going over to America for the first time, 'Whatever you do, go and see a popular mainstream film with a big audience.' Because people shout out. You never get that in Britain. Everybody's so quiet, scared to laugh. It's like being in church.
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When man began to think he was a separate person with a separate soul, it created a violent situation.
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I have learnt that women are superior beings. They have a higher threshold of pain and are more understanding and accepting than men. Also, if you listen to them, you'll understand them better.
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Consumer habits are key to understanding how to launch a product.
