It's counterproductive. The problem with sentimentality is that it kills the emotion. — Jean-Pierre Dardenne Copy Share Image
I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film is adapted from. — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
“Surely it is counterproductive to expect sense from someone you are beating senseless.” — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Everything that the administration has done has been counterproductive. — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive. — Gerhard Schroder Copy Share Image
It's a terrible and tragic and counterproductive policy to avoid communicating with people who disagree with us. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Dwelling too much on the past, other than to learn specific things is counterproductive for me. — Carlos Condit Copy Share Image
Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up. — Steve Wynn Copy Share Image
People think that you can save calories by eating fewer meals a day, but it works just the opposite: the fewer meals… — Ian K. Smith Copy Share Image
States began to realize how much money they were spending on incarceration and how much money they were spending fighting this ludicrous… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We are born for synergy, just like the feet, just like the hands, just like the eyes, just like the rows of… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Sanctions historically are quite counterproductive in the sense that if you impose sanctions on your enemy, it tends to strengthen your enemy. — Steve Hanke Copy Share Image
One of the unwritten rules in a presidential news conference is that he'll answer questions. If he chooses not to, there's not… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I would need to see changes in the Iraq governance. Otherwise I don't think strikes are going to have any impact and… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
In training, don't be afraid to be an oddball, eccentric, or extremist. Only by daring to go against tradition can new ways… — Benji Durden Copy Share Image
Tackling the environment should not be a licence to lecture people, because they have no excuse not to exercise, or eat their… — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
A new understanding of power is replacing our old understanding of power as the ability to manipulate and control. The old understanding… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
What I do know is that drones are a modern weapon. When used effectively, when taking out ISIS or terrorist leaders, that's… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Never say anything about a person you wouldn't say to them directly, and don't try people without accusing them to their face.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
You know, very often, if you look at the kinds of communications that they're getting in an ISIS recruiting video, the videos… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I want to compliment the fraternity and sorority organizations for taking the time to meet with us and then removing their support… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
The efficiency of a President at the beginning of his term depends on their capacity to get everything under control. That was… — Paul Kagame Copy Share Image
“When it comes to creative endeavors, the concept of zero failures is worse than useless. It is counterproductive. To” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
It's counterproductive to blither on about "the" future. It's always somebody's future, and we're not who we used to be. — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
I learned from Jehovah's Witnesses that a fatalistic view is counterproductive. — Prince Copy Share Image
It was easy for some to jump on the Brexit result and use it to make a land-grab for Northern Ireland, and… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
Firing someone who is investigating you is a counterproductive strategy. — Stephen Farnsworth Copy Share Image
I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive. — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
Hmm. Petty? Yes. Ineffectual? Yes. Infuriating and off-putting? Yes. Counterproductive? Yes. It's got to be a product of the French Foreign Ministry. — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns applies to… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We've observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of… — Judith Wright Copy Share Image
Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Participating in class, doing your homework, and basically just having your shit together and doing what's got to be done shouldn't be… — Joshua Neik Copy Share Image
'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The new Rwanda is about building an economy that delivers prosperity and opportunity for our citizens based on a robust private sector.… — Paul Kagame Copy Share Image
The habit of going to your congressman's town hall and asking questions, that's powerful in a way that shouting slogans or getting… — David Frum Copy Share Image
Lobbying, protesting, letter-writing, American media, civil disobedience, and preaching pacifism ad nauseum, along with EDUCATION is the most effective way to enlighten… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
