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Shawn Achor Quotes

Not every vacation is equal. And theory - the idea that vacations should increase happiness - doesn't always translate to reality.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american

Topics

Happiness Vacation Reality Equal

Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat.

Today Security Addiction Oil Greater

A shot is a lever; it's all it is. You don't open a car door differently each time. A car door is efficient - it opens and closes. So is a shot.

Car Time Door You Open Differently

I was really surprised at the success of 'House of Sand and Fog,' because it is so awfully dark. Believe it or not, when writing it, I never had the word 'tragedy' in my head - I wasn't trying to write a dark book at all.

Andre Dubus III

Success Fog Writing Book Believe

You have these big $200 and $300 million movies with special effects, and I've always thought, 'Gee, why don't we make 30 movies instead of one $300 million movie?' Let's shake it up a bit; wouldn't that be a better bet? Evidently not.

Thought Better You Movies Why Big

If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it.

Courage Me Budget Doing You Back

'Blues Clues' has been incredibly good to me, and I've been working so hard on it for so long that I take it very personally. I wouldn't want to do anything to jeopardize what so many kids love. So there's a lot of responsibility there.

Love Good Responsibility Me Long

My first ideas of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) arose with my Ph.D. in Edinburgh University in the early 1950s. Supervised by Alan Beatty, my research was based on his work on altering chromosomal complements in mouse embryos.

Work Ideas Research Early First His

Of course, you can't teach songwriting. You can only encourage people to do it and help them to sort out for themselves what they want to achieve, and get a list of exercises together that improves the craft and gives them more access to the craft of writing good songs.

Good Together People Writing Help

An estimated 9,000 American citizens are killed every year by illegal aliens. That's 25 American citizens per day killed by illegal aliens, averaging 12 by stabbings and shootings and 13 by DUI and related crimes.

Day American Year Citizens Every

I'd rather get up early and go out and do something than stay up late and screw up my body.

Body Early Late Go Out Up

In a small room one does not say what one would in a large room.

Small Say Room Would Large Does

A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins.

Years May Ruins State Hour Scare

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