Shawn Achor Quotes

When people exercise, we talk about endorphins, but endorphins are just short-term. The reason why exercise is valuable is it trains your brain to believe, 'My behavior matters,' which is optimism.

Shawn Achor

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Turning 90 is not for sissies.

Jerry Lewis

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It's a delight to trust somebody so completely.

Jeff Goldblum

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A small silence came between us, as precise as a picture hanging on the wall.

Jean Stafford

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I love getting dressed up and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty.

Amanda Peet

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I don't know how many modern families watch 'Modern Family,' but then one of the points of 'Modern Family' is that it's hard to tell what a modern family is anymore, let alone what it does.

Steve Erickson

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The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations.

Stephen Jay Gould

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People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

Sue Monk Kidd

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I feel that a lot of sexy people never say that they are sexy.

Romeo Miller

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The characters in the book grow up with us. My voice has broken as well.

Rupert Grint

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One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before Congress, have lent this support to Mrs. Obama's effort to combat childhood obesity.

Jose Andres

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I'm just a product of the '90s, to be honest.

Jon Bellion

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We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

David Suzuki

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