Gretchen Rubin Quotes

One of my key realizations about happiness, and a point oddly under-emphasized by positive psychologists, given its emphasis in popular culture, is that outer order contributes to inner calm. More than it should.

Gretchen Rubin

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I think of myself as actually kind of prudish and girly, but I don't know if a lot of other people would see me that way.

Anna D. Shapiro

MyselfPeopleMeThinkKnowKind

Read things to not just know what's going on, but see it from different varying viewpoints.

Angela Rye

KnowSeeThingsGoingDifferent

Desert Storm was seen by the military establishment and by some politicians as avenging Vietnam, but it left behind dangerous illusions. The victory was so decisive, and information about it so carefully managed, that the American public was never clearly informed that it was purchased at the price of approximately 100,000 Iraqi lives.

Michael Ignatieff

StormVictoryDesertAmericanPrice

I can see how the young girls really get hurt when their moms are critical, or vice versa when they're overly critical of their moms. It can be so painful.

Tori Amos

HurtI CanYoungSeeVicePainful

Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished.

Rosamund Pike

PeopleAdmireAlwaysWhoPolished

When I made 'What They Want,' I was going crazy. When I made 'Losin Control,' I was going crazy, when I made all the songs that are on my Soundcloud, every time I was out, I went crazy, like it was still the first song that I made.

Russ

TimeCrazyControlSongWantFirst

Major writing is to say what has been seen, so that it need never be said again.

Delmore Schwartz

WritingSaidSayNeverNeedSeen

Being a Navy SEAL and sniper taught me all about risk management. Take away all the risk variables under your control and reduce it to an acceptable level. The same fundamentals apply in business.

Brandon Webb

BusinessMeControlManagementNavy

I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.

Brett Ratner

LoveCameraOldYearsTellJust

I'm a prize fighter. Titles don't pay bills. I fight for money. I'm making money. They're making money. Everybody's making money. That's what this is all about.

Brock Lesnar

MoneyFightMaking MoneyFighterPay

I don't have any rock star demeanor to me. I just can't pull that off.

Kina Grannis

MeRock StarRockStarOffJust

Bringing up a child in a loving relationship is the most important thing.

Eric Stonestreet

RelationshipChildLovingImportant

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