Michael Lewis Quotes

People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right.

Michael Lewis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 15, 1960

Topics

SportsBaseballPeopleThinkPresent

We only want autonomous collaborators that are incentivized to make or break their own income.

Joel Salatin

WantBreakOwnIncomeAutonomous

Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier.

John Eisenhower

ProfessionalSinDutySoldierCombat

At Manhattan GMAT, I had done my best to create a positive work environment and culture, and I further believed in rewarding people financially at or above the market rate for a job well done.

Andrew Yang

PositiveWorkBestCultureJobDone

I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the same film. Just as in my life, I can be very funny and at other times almost extinguished.

Jean Dujardin

LifeFunnyMy LifeI CanPlaySame

I had the interesting experience of having lived and worked for six years in China with Procter & Gamble, and that just changes, I think, your whole perspective in living overseas and living in a country like China.

Steve Daines

PerspectiveExperienceThinkLiving

Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.

Amanda Beard

TimeYouPoolThreeWantTop

My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.

Simon Sinek

LifeChildrenJobBalanceSister

The Taliban, broadly speaking, are Afghans - farmers, subsistence farmers. As I say, most of those people can't find the United States on the map. Al Qaeda, traditionally, are much more educated, middle-class people, often from Egypt, from Saudi Arabia, North Africa.

Rory Stewart

PeopleFindSayEgyptMapFarmers

No blessing goes uncontested. It will take a long time to get your dream.

Miranda Hart

TimeBlessingLongDreamLong Time

I know it was harder for me taking care of my dad during his cancer than it was going through my own. You feel more helpless as a caregiver.

Mindy Sterling

MeCareFeelYouKnowMy Own

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

Jason Mraz

LifeMusicThinkProfoundEverything

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Denis Waitley

BestPlanWorstPrepareExpect

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