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Andy Behrman Quotes

My ever-present mania meant I was never phased by staying up twenty hours a day or by the different time zones. I was Superman.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1962

Topics

Time Day Superman Never Up Twenty

To say 'A High Wind in Jamaica' is a novel about children who are abducted by pirates is to make it seem like a children's book. But that's completely wrong; its theme is actually how heartless children are.

Andrew Sean Greer

Children Wind Book Wrong Say High

After a couple of years in a professional setting, you'll get used to dressing presentably, preparing for meetings, speaking appropriately, showing up on time, writing professional correspondence, etc.

Time Writing Meetings Showing Up You

With commentating, I've had a chance to show the humorous side of my personality that I didn't use on the court. It's fun, and I don't take myself too seriously. I have good broadcast teams with me, but I'm not a huge stats guy. I think they post the numbers too quickly, and I'd rather let the match play out a bit first.

Good Myself Personality Fun Me Play

When the intelligence is making a policymaker too happy, he ought to challenge it, and even if he doesn't, the intelligence briefer needs to launch a red team against his own conclusions to see if he can hold his ground.

Challenge Intelligence Red Happy See

There are no living beings who exert more power over others, pound for pound, than tiny babies and extremely thin moguls.

Power Living Others More Over Pound

I love my fans more than anything.

Love More Anything Fans Than I Love

Ignoring negative things that need to be changed is destructive and does nothing to alleviate negativity. Instead, we should focus on the way we're treating other people in our brief interactions with them.

Focus People Negative Negativity Way

While Google has given away pretty much everything it has to offer - from search and maps to email and apps - this has always been part of its greater revenue model: the pennies per placement it gets for seeding the entire Google universe of search and services with ever more targeted advertising.

Douglas Rushkoff

Advertising Search Universe Google

Your to-do list should include items that need to be accomplished for the month, the week, and each day. You must then ask yourself how much time you need to block off to achieve each task. Time blocking allows you to minimize distractions and to maximize your efficiency as you work to complete this list.

Work Time Day Yourself Efficiency

I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.

Impact Wall Kind My Own Right Own

I like people that are real people. Real people are broad; they make mistakes.

Mistakes People Real Real People

There are certainly stories that I used to tell myself as a kid that did influence 'The Cabinet of Wonders.' There's a scene in the novel where there's a flood that bursts through the castle, and one of my favorite things to do when I was a kid at school was imagine what school would be like if there was a sudden flood.

Myself School Influence Kid Tell

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