Jason Fried Quotes

It's incredibly hard to get meaningful work done when your workday has been shredded into work moments.

Jason Fried

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WorkMomentsDoneHardMeaningful

There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles.

Melina Mercouri

ThingsMarblesSuch Things

With any cover, I like to choose songs that affected me strongly already. So it's tough sometimes to take a song that you love so much and put your own spin on it because you get such a strong feeling from the original.

Mayer Hawthorne

LoveMeSongToughStrongChoose

I think it's an impulse for human beings to want to suffer less, and we're kind of addicted to comfort at all costs - at least, I am.

Jeff Bridges

I AmThinkComfortWantKindHuman

I always think about the settlers who moved to New Zealand in the 1800s. They hadn't even been to the place before. They just packed their bags and shipped over knowing they'd never see their family again or be able to speak to them - they'd maybe get a letter if they were lucky.

Rose McIver

FamilySpeakThinkPlaceNewLucky

Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting.

Miles Teller

MeActingNiceIntroductionFirst

I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.

Johnny Weir

TimeShoesI AmIceYouToo Much

I hear people say it affected your self-esteem to be segregated. It never affected mine.

Clarence Thomas

PeopleSayNeverSelf-EsteemMine

I was a crazy little seven-year-old. I used to get up an hour early to watch the big kids train. I thought, 'I must absorb their awesomeness.' That was my goal from when I was seven. I told my coach, 'I'm going to the Olympics.'

Bronte Campbell

CrazyThoughtEarlyGoalTrainBig

Even at 30 or 40, if something doesn't do well, it still hurts. If I pinch someone, the pain is going to be the same whether the person is young or old.

Alia Bhatt

PainSomeonePersonYoungOldSame

I see no reason why the artistic world can't absolutely merge with Madison Avenue. Pop art is a move in that direction. Why can't we have advertisements with beautiful words and beautiful images?

William S. Burroughs

BeautifulArtWordsWorldDirection

The more we get out of the world the less we leave, and in the long run we shall have to pay our debts at a time that may be very inconvenient for our own survival.

Norbert Wiener

TimeWorldSurvivalLongRunMore

There came a point when I called my mom, and I was like, 'I need to come home. I'm not OK. I'm not good right now. My mental health isn't good.'

Lili Reinhart

GoodHomeHealthMomMental Health

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