“We love action and adventure, but we use it to go out and start wars and kill people.”
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People Quotes — page 634 of 5018
“We [people] have a teacher! The teacher is ourselves! We already know everything we need to know - our challenge is to discover that we know it. Turning to gurus, I think, we become guru-dependent, no different from drug-dependent, alcohol-dependent - needing an outside force to control our lives.”
“The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.”
“People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.”
“People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself.”
“Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.”
“The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding.”
“Are you copying others? People won't pay extra for that. You won't be followed for that.”
“You dont need to convince everyone. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you.”
“Perhaps your challenge isn't finding a better project or a better boss. Perhaps you need to get in touch with what it means to feel passionate. People with passion look for ways to make things happen.”
“Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.”
“The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.”
“The only thing all successful people have in common is that they're successful, so don't waste your time copying "the successful strategies" of others.”
“If you're passionate, be passionate enough to fail. Fail small, accept responsibility, repeat. The people who make change are the survivors of serial failure.”
“When people know they are created with a purpose, and not here by accident, it is life-changing.”
“I'm trying to cause people to be interested in the particulars of their lives because I think that's one thing literature can do for us. It can say to us: pay attention. Pay closer attention. Pay stricter attention to what you say to your son.”
“When people realize they are being listened to, they tell you things.”
“I think compassion is an important quality in people in general.”
“The guitar is like a cuisine and you can't expect people to eat the same thing all the time.”
“As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also better at letting things go.”