Marshall Goldsmith Quotes

We deify willpower and self-control - and mock its absence. People who achieve through remarkable willpower are 'strong' and 'heroic.' People who need help or structure are 'weak.' This is crazy - because few of us can accurately gauge or predict our willpower.

Marshall Goldsmith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: coach
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1949

Topics

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People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning.

Jimmy Cliff

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I would like, certainly, to do different things.

JoBeth Williams

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I mostly wrote 'Thursday's Child' to explore the idea of a wild child - a creature who lived much as humans used to live, when our needs were simple and our worlds were small.

Sonya Hartnett

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The reason there weren't any, I am surmising, is that a lot of Latin kids, Latino kids, in those days didn't have the money to take those kind of classes.

Rita Moreno

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Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Roy Blount, Jr.

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I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film I'm a happy guy. It's such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaphor for life. Always, always, always.

Dean Cain

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I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head.

Clive Owen

PeopleWritingThinkActingNeed

Most urgent is the good First Job Program, that Lula plans to implement, which hasn't got off the ground.

Claudio Hummes

GoodJobPlansFirstGroundOff

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

Bobby McFerrin

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Suffering degrades, embitters and enrages.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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When I was little, I saw the play 'Les Miserables' on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

Ashley Tisdale

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I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.

Alicia Keys

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