Gretchen Rubin Quotes

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Lower the bar. Actually spending ten minutes clearing off one shelf is better than fantasizing about spending a weekend cleaning out the basement.

Gretchen Rubin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

GoodBetterWeekendPerfectCleaning

I really believe guilt finds its way out of a person.

Joel Edgerton

BelieveGuiltPersonWayOutReally

The last copy of the Chicago Daily News I picked up had three crime stories on its front page. But by comparison to the gaudy days, this is small-time stuff. Chicago is as full of crooks as a saw with teeth, but the era when they ruled the city is gone forever.

John Gunther

DailyCityCopyNewsPageThree

The music alone wasn't enough. It was great, but when an artist had an amazing look - like the MC5, or the Stooges, or Alice Cooper - you really got sucked in. The wardrobe was so important. At a show, you were engrossed in the music, but you were also engrossed in everything from the haircuts to what they were wearing.

John Varvatos

MusicAloneGreatAmazingYouLook

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

Tom Rath

LeaderTrustTeamThinkImportant

Training has always been top level. No matter if it's at a World Cup or not, training's been really good and at a high level.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

GoodTrainingWorldMatterTopHigh

Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain.

Mary Wollstonecraft

WomenFreedomMomentStruggleEnjoy

I don't ever take anything for granted. I know... people would kill for the opportunity to play on festival stages and whatnot.

Mija

OpportunityPeoplePlayKnowTake

I want to encourage people. One of the things I do encourage people is that - that Internet is a place where we should share our ideas and be positive, not negative.

Ansel Elgort

PositivePeopleIdeasNegativePlace

Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure science, more about the act of painting.

Shaun Tan

ScienceIdeasPaintingMorePure

I have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength.

Shania Twain

StrengthWantTestSeemHereGuys

I really miss a lot of my friends out there.

Tiger Woods

FriendsOutMissLotReally

Surround yourself with good people who encourage and love you. There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.

Liana Liberato

LoveGoodYourselfSurround Yourself

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Gretchen Rubin