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> [“What is your current work doing to you as a person – to your mind, character and relationships?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-krznaric/what-is-your-current-work-doing-to-you-as-a-person-to-your-mind/)

[Roman Krznaric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-krznaric/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/roman-krznaric-56696_psychology_what-is-your-current-work-doing-to-you-a_1068535.jpg)

> [“The question to ask about an education is not 'What can I do with it?' but rather 'What is it doing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-f-holmes/the-question-to-ask-about-an-education-is-not-what-can-i-do-with-it/)

[Arthur F. Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-f-holmes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/arthur-f-holmes-55713_education_the-question-to-ask-about-an-education-i_2510993.jpg)

> [There's an incredible amount of people that you can compare yourself with and be like, why am I not doing as well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-giertz/there-s-an-incredible-amount-of-people-that-you-can-compare-yourself/)

[Simone Giertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-giertz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/simone-giertz-9150_hard_there-s-an-incredible-amount-of-people-t_2281478.jpg)

> [What we're doing for another person is more important than what we're feeling for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-haneke/what-we-re-doing-for-another-person-is-more-important-than-what-we-re/)

[Michael Haneke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-haneke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/michael-haneke-3712_feeling_what-we-re-doing-for-another-person-is-m_72266.jpg)

> [If people are talking about me, I want it to be because of the work I'm doing and not the person I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-robbie/if-people-are-talking-about-me-i-want-it-to-be-because-of-the-work-i/)

[Margot Robbie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-robbie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/margot-robbie-3179_about_if-people-are-talking-about-me-i-want-it_396313.jpg)

> [Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/marriage-is-about-compromise-it-s-about-doing-something-for-the-other/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/nicholas-sparks-93_compromise_marriage-is-about-compromise-it-s-about_51933.jpg)

> [If I try to act cool and do things that get a positive reaction, then I'm not doing anything for the person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmella/if-i-try-to-act-cool-and-do-things-that-get-a-positive-reaction-then/)

[Carmella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmella/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84e/carmella-6839_cool_if-i-try-to-act-cool-and-do-things-that_2352854.jpg)

> [You can't reduce an actual human being; you're just writing! You're not doing anything to another person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-gornick/you-can-t-reduce-an-actual-human-being-you-re-just-writing-you-re-not/)

[Vivian Gornick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-gornick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/vivian-gornick-8241_human-beings_you-can-t-reduce-an-actual-human-being-y_2200262.png)

> [When a person who is very ill decides to treat it like a slight virus, you play that game. If you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-bacall/when-a-person-who-is-very-ill-decides-to-treat-it-like-a-slight-virus/)

[Lauren Bacall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-bacall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/lauren-bacall-2297_big_when-a-person-who-is-very-ill-decides-to_1911538.png)

> [Acting is not about showing what you're feeling. It's about doing something. It's about what you're doing for the other person. Anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/acting-is-not-about-showing-what-you-re-feeling-it-s-about-doing/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/lucas-hedges-17165_acting_acting-is-not-about-showing-what-you-re_1965644.jpg)

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