Book Quote by Adam Grant Download Open image “I have two rules for a great book: make me think and make me smile.” — Adam Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Book Books Great Rules Smile Two
I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces, feeling a… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I personally love books that make me think, so I naturally gravitate toward writing a book like that, one that's going to make someone… — Sharon Cameron Copy Share Image
I had a list of rules I made up one time. It says: Tell the truth, sing with passion, work with laughter, and love… — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
Writers must rely more on the feel of a sentence than on the dictates of a rule book. — James J. Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
“if all i have to do to get a smile like that is read your books, then i promise to read one everyday” — Jessica Verday Copy Share Image
The greatest thing about writing a book is that at first it's all inchoate, but the more you work on it, the more the… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“A good book can make you laugh but only a great book can make you cry” — Rockerlulu Copy Share Image
When young women get called bossy, it's often because they're trying to exercise power without status. It's not a problem that they're being dominant;… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part of my… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
No one wants to hear everything that's in your head. They just want you to live up to what comes out of your mouth. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
In college, my idea of a productive day was to start writing at 7 A.M. and not leave my chair until dinnertime. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
I have lots of micro-goals of trying to get things done, whatever the amount of time available. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
When a salesperson truly cares about you, trust forms, and you're more likely to buy, come back for repeat business, and refer new customers. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a backache and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy. — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
