“A friend is not the shadow that mimics you, but the one who casts all shadows away.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Takers are self-serving in their interactions. It's all about what can you do for me. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
“Contributors and distributors tend to do better at personal branding than takers and fakers.” — Ryan Lilly Copy Share Image
“Takers, the study’s authors report, “attain influence because they behave in ways that make them appear competent—even when they actually lack competence.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
The world of the Takers is one vast prison, and except for a handful of Leavers scattered across the world, the entire… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
The one we keep pitching and there are no takers is The Fabulous Baker Boys Go To Hawaii. There don't seem to… — Beau Bridges Copy Share Image
“The worst performers and the best performers are givers; takers and matchers are more likely to land in the middle.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Never let them win, the takers, because they won’t stop. If you love it, you fucking take it, fight for it, never… — Adorne Sibley Copy Share Image
“When takers win, there’s usually someone else who loses. Research shows that people tend to envy successful takers and look for ways… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Dreamers are risk takers, they go where the most people couldn't go. They break grounds, they take no prisoners.” — Euginia Herlihy Copy Share Image
Takers believe in a zero-sum world, and they end up creating one where bosses, colleagues and clients don't trust them. Givers build… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
“takers and matchers make hard-and-fast assumptions about just who will be able to provide the most benefit in exchange. At its core,… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Takers have a knack for generating creative ideas and championing them in the face of opposition. Because they have supreme confidence in… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Research shows that takers harbor doubts about others’ intentions, so they monitor vigilantly for information that others might harm them, treating others… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
We must now become not just takers from the ocean, but caretakers of it. — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
I really like the risk takers. I like people who make those different choices on the carpet. I really like Charlize Theron.… — Genesis Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile. — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
I like risk takers. They're the ones that end up changing the world. — Marcela Valladolid Copy Share Image
