Dan Ariely Quotes

It is helpful to think of people as having two fundamental motivations: the desire to see ourselves as honest, good people, and the desire to gain the benefits that come from cheating - on our taxes or on the football field.

Dan Ariely

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GoodFootballPeopleThinkCheating

But once we got them on its feet then they run themselves, unless there's corrections you have to make.

Jerry Bruckheimer

FeetYouRunGotMakeOnce

Eight times a week, I got to be a gay man, a remarkable gay man, and every night, that felt as full, as true, as passionate, and as authentic as I ever felt in my life.

Joel Grey

LifeManNightMy LifeWeekGay

The most important thing is, we really want to make sure the American people are able to get to any Web site they'd like to get to.

Megan Smith

PeopleAmericanImportantWantWeb

One of the things I have noticed about my novels is that they all concern people who can't quite bring themselves to tell the truth about their own lives... I've come to realise that this interest in damaged, untellable stories comes from my parents.

John Lanchester

TruthParentsPeopleTellOwnBring

Maybe it's because I'm a little naive, but I do like to think that there aren't really very many truly bad people in the world. I think that everybody has their reasons for what they do, and if you really look through their eyes, you could probably understand them.

Stephenie Meyer

EyesPeopleWorldThinkBad People

I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking about what role I play. I don't have to be a movie director or this or that. I just want to be part of projects and places that are of interest to me.

Roman Coppola

CuriousMeThinkingPersonPlay

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

Roy Clark

LeadershipFootballFunGameKind

I definitely would like to do something serious. Not like a love story, but serious like maybe a gangster or a mobster. A gang or a mob movie would be great.

Jason Mewes

LoveGreatGangsterStorySerious

The White House looked into a plan that would allow illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. The plan called for a million Mexicans to marry a million of our ugliest citizens.

Dennis Miller

PlanHouseWhiteImmigrantsStay

There's a difference between racism and people making a joke about something. There is true racism going on, and people should be able to identify what that is, comparatively.

Chelsea Handler

RacismPeopleTrueDifferenceJoke

I had my foot in both worlds. I knew what I didn't want, and so I had to make a choice, just like N.W.A. made choices.

Corey Hawkins

ChoicesChoiceWantFootJustMade

Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.

Anne Lamott

BeautyAttentionYouPay Attention

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