Mary Hunter Austin Quotes

People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.

Mary Hunter Austin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 9, 1868 - August 13, 1934

Topics

PrayerPeopleKnowPokerPlaying

I'm usually sort of ambiguous in terms of whether I'm playing a good person or a bad person. I can walk that line of funny but also dark, and I'm happy doing that.

Amy Hill

FunnyGoodWalkHappyGood Person

Make life exciting, and you live longer.

Stanley Marcus

LifeLiveYouExcitingMakeLonger

Certainly, in college, I had no idea what I wanted to do, I studied art history and had a great time, but I didn't have any sort of career aspirations.

Steve Ells

HistoryGreatTimeArtCollegeIdea

If somebody's offering you a $400 million company at the age of 29, I've got the ego to say, 'I'd like a shot at that.'

Stanley R. Jaffe

AgeEgoYouSayCompanyMillion

Nobody who works 40 hours a week should have to live in poverty.

Tom Perez

LivePovertyWeekNobodyWhoHours

I trained for less than three-quarters of an hour, maybe five days a week - I didn't have time to do more. But it was all about quality, not quantity - so I didn't waste time jogging, ever.

Roger Bannister

TimeQualityWeekWaste TimeMore

Most of the serious disagreement I get comes through email or social media, where people are more comfortable.

Roxane Gay

Social MediaPeopleMediaSerious

Making fitness a priority will energize you, make you look and feel better, and help diffuse stress.

Mary Helen Bowers

FitnessStressBetterHelpYouLook

It's very important as a startup to get early press because, although it may not be a large number of people, having a 'Fast Company' story - some of those people that read it are going to be your next employees and hires, your next investors.

Jason Calacanis

PeopleStoryEmployeesEarlyFast

I think there can be a positive sort of futurism even in a presentist society. But I think it's a kind of futurism that envisions augmenting human ability and intellect rather than creating some artificial machine intelligence that displaces us.

Douglas Rushkoff

PositiveIntelligenceSocietyThink

I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.

Chris Evert

GirlPeopleShyJustYoungerVery

I enjoy lifting weights, but I hate doing cardio.

Brad Goreski

HateDoingEnjoyCardioLifting

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