A. J. Jacobs Quotes

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions.

A. J. Jacobs

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FriendFutureRespectTreatKey

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

Jim Costa

GreatValueAccountabilityYouParty

We all have done something unethical.

John C. Maxwell

DoneSomethingUnethical

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.

Andre Leon Talley

BeautifulSimpleBedSheetsMost

Certain elements of teen life that, 10 years ago, were very important to me still, are becoming less so as I get older. I mean, I've kinda gotten over, I guess I'm saying, the fact that I had trouble getting a date for the prom.

Matthew Tobin Anderson

LifeTeenMeSayingTroubleMean

When my children were young, I was very cocky. I thought I could maintain total control.

Amy Chua

ChildrenControlThoughtYoungCocky

You've got to be able to compromise in a band; otherwise, somebody's more important than the next guy, and that's never been the case in Priest.

Rob Halford

CompromiseYouImportantMoreNever

Inside every human being there are treasures to unlock.

Mike Huckabee

Being ThereHumanInsideHuman Being

I can't tell you the amount we plan to invest in new acquisitions because that will depend on the opportunities that become available to us.

Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber

OpportunitiesPlanYouNewBecome

With poets, the choice of words is invariably more telling than the story line; that's why the best of them dread the thought of their biographies being written.

Joseph Brodsky

BestWordsStoryThoughtChoiceWhy

Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline between village and the city, so I'm familiar with the rustic environment.

Bong Joon-ho

LiveSchoolCityEndVillageLived

Our Puritan forefathers, though bitterly denouncing all forms and ceremonies, were great respecters of persons; and in nothing was the regard for wealth and position more fully shown than in designating the seat in which each person should sit during public worship.

Alice Morse Earle

GreatWealthPersonNothingMore

I am not looking at my TV show to change the world.

Wyatt Cenac

ChangeChange The WorldI AmWorld

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