Rachel Simmons Quotes

Happiness doesn't just happen. It must be pursued. And if the pursuit of the 'ultimate currency' of happiness helps us choose occupations that confer present and future benefit, and these choices, in turn, motivate us to succeed, this strikes me as perhaps the most powerful non-cognitive skill of all.

Rachel Simmons

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FutureHappinessMeSucceedChoices

All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.

Jesus Christ

LoveYourselfYouNeighborSingle

My desk is an antique with bookshelves built into the side. I've turned the drawer over to hold a keyboard. We live in a 100-year-old house, and I work in an apartment above the carriage house.

Jess Walter

WorkLiveHouseDeskOverSide

The message of body acceptance built on Jennifer Lawrence's soundbites only empowers those who are willing to ignore the fact that her statements reinforce our current cultural views rather than subverting them.

Jennifer Armintrout

AcceptanceIgnoreBodyHerWilling

Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.

Maynard James Keenan

HistoryGovernmentPeopleControl

Once you start collecting records you learn more and more about jazz and blues.

John Mayall

StartLearnYouBluesJazzMore

I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is.

Matthew Modine

RomanticThinkPhotographyWayFilm

Songs are out there - they're waiting to be grabbed. I start with a phrase, musical and lyrical, words like 'I don't think so' and a nice riff. It rolls from there.

Ronnie Wood

WordsWaitingStartThinkNiceOut

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

Chief Joseph

GreatMistakeAnimalThinkYouWild

I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in my heart for all of my life.

Claudio Ranieri

LifeHeartMy LifeThreeWillNever

You may have done 20 great shows in a row and come to one, and it doesn't work. You never presume anything.

Bob Newhart

WorkGreatYouDoneNeverAnything

When I chose to do 'Carrie,' I never had done anything on camera before. I was always onstage, so everything surprised me. Just going on set and walking into a makeup trailer and seeing Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore - 'Wow, I am part of this ensemble.'

Ansel Elgort

I AmMeMakeupWalkingCameraDone

We were what you would call a poor family, but we were rich in so many things. We did family things together. We always had dessert, even if it was just Jell-O. So, I never knew I was poor.

August Wilson

FamilyTogetherRichYouPoorNever

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