Shawn Achor Quotes

I once stayed at a Ritz in D.C., paid for by a client, and when I asked to change rooms because mine smelled of smoke, the hotel immediately found me a better room, then paid for my dinner and drinks and even threw in a free massage to compensate me for the very minor inconvenience.

Shawn Achor

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ChangeMeDinnerFreeBetterHotel

Thus one memory follows another until the waves dash together over our heads, and a deep sigh swells the breast, which warns us that we have forgotten to breathe in the midst of these pure thoughts.

Max Muller

TogetherMemoryThoughtsWavesDeep

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

Soren Kierkegaard

BelieveHardBecauseObey

I think I used to not know if I could be a good pastor because I think I had some things in mind that I thought were part of being a pastor that don't necessarily have to be.

Trip Lee

GoodMindThinkThoughtKnowThings

Skateboarding for me is a whole lot different for me than before the TV fame, if you will, because going out in the street is a little bit different.

Rob Dyrdek

MeYouFameStreetWillOut

It's rewarding to know that I have young people in the gym who have the same goals as I had, and now I can help them reach those goals.

Jaycie Phelps

GoalsPeopleReachHelpGymI Can

Let's just say I'm a physical guy.

Jon Bernthal

SayGuyJustPhysical

I am not a natural show-off. Some of the monster comedians are terrifyingly assured, and I don't have that, and that's held me back.

Dominic Holland

I AmMeBackMonsterComediansSome

I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child.

Chris Van Allsburg

PositiveMemoriesChildReadingVery

Challenge is the pathway to engagement and progress in our lives. But not all challenges are created equal. Some challenges make us feel alive, engaged, connected, and fulfilled. Others simply overwhelm us. Knowing the difference as you set bigger and bolder challenges for yourself is critical to your sanity, success, and satisfaction.

Brendon Burchard

SuccessChallengeProgressYourself

One of my friends started a company in 1997, seven years before Facebook, called SocialNet. And they had all these ideas, and you could be, like, a cat, and I'd be a dog on the Internet, and we'd have this virtual reality, and we would just not be ourselves. That didn't work because reality always works better than any fake version of it.

Peter Thiel

WorkDogIdeasRealityFakeBetter

I get inspired when I look at Tom Lennon, who did 'Reno 911!' for six seasons while writing huge movies and directing and also doing other pilots; he did that FX pilot, the 'Star Trek' thing.

Scott Aukerman

WritingDoingSeasonsLookMovies

I really do love 'Panama.' But I'd also have to admit that right now, if I were driven to write another novel like that, I wouldn't even try to find a publisher for it. It simply wouldn't be published. I'd be writing it to put in my closet upstairs.

Thomas McGuane

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