--- title: "4 Chris Masi Quotes" description: "Chris Masi has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-chris-masi-67049.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Chris Masi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-chris-masi-67049.jpg) # Chris Masi **4** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Chris Masi > [“There are millions of self-help books. They have different names, different catch-phrases, and different sounding strategies. In reality, though, self-help books are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-they-have-different-names/) [Chris Masi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/chris-masi-67049_books_there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-th_574261.jpg) > [“reacts to us in a way that reinforces our genetic predisposition. Again, it would be an oversimplification to say that our environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-our-genetic-predisposition/) [Chris Masi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/) [Biology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/chris-masi-67049_biology_reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-ou_1302059.jpg) > [“Research shows that the pursuit of material wealth and achievements fails to create true happiness and that happiness depends four times as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-material-wealth-and-achievements/) [Chris Masi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/) [Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/chris-masi-67049_happiness_research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-mater_1801550.jpg) > [“Self-Help Deception #17: We have a need for success. (The truth:Success in itself is unable to satisfy any of our needs.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-for-success-the-truth-success/) [Chris Masi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/) [Self help](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/self-help/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/chris-masi-67049_self-help_self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-fo_2667946.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/#itemlist", "name": "Chris Masi Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There are millions of self-help books. They have different names, different catch-phrases, and different sounding strategies. In reality, though, self-help books are like different types of cars. They might look differently and make different promises, but they all work the same way. In the case of self-help, most books are a complicated way of saying the same simple thing: believe in something and it will happen. Focus on the things you want, and you will get the things you want. Focus on the things you do not want, and you”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Masi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-they-have-different-names/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/chris-masi-67049_books_there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-th_574261.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/chris-masi-67049_books_there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-th_574261.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/chris-masi-67049_books_there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-th_574261.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are millions of self-help books. They have different names, different catch-phrases, and different…” — Chris Masi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“reacts to us in a way that reinforces our genetic predisposition. Again, it would be an oversimplification to say that our environment influences us. Our environment sees something in us that makes it react in a certain way, but the cause of this reaction is, at least partly, predetermined by our genes. What”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Masi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-our-genetic-predisposition/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/chris-masi-67049_biology_reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-ou_1302059.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/chris-masi-67049_biology_reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-ou_1302059.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/chris-masi-67049_biology_reacts-to-us-in-a-way-that-reinforces-ou_1302059.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“reacts to us in a way that reinforces our genetic predisposition. Again, it would be an oversimplification…” — Chris Masi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Research shows that the pursuit of material wealth and achievements fails to create true happiness and that happiness depends four times as much on why we do things than on what these things bring our way.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Masi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-material-wealth-and-achievements/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/chris-masi-67049_happiness_research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-mater_1801550.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/chris-masi-67049_happiness_research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-mater_1801550.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/chris-masi-67049_happiness_research-shows-that-the-pursuit-of-mater_1801550.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Research shows that the pursuit of material wealth and achievements fails to create true happiness and that…” — Chris Masi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Self-Help Deception #17: We have a need for success. (The truth:Success in itself is unable to satisfy any of our needs.)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Masi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-masi/self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-for-success-the-truth-success/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/chris-masi-67049_self-help_self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-fo_2667946.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/chris-masi-67049_self-help_self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-fo_2667946.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/chris-masi-67049_self-help_self-help-deception-17-we-have-a-need-fo_2667946.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Self-Help Deception #17: We have a need for success. (The truth:Success in itself is unable to satisfy any…” — Chris Masi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/#person", "name": "Chris Masi", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/", "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-chris-masi-67049.jpg" }, { "@type": "ProfilePage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/", "name": "Chris Masi", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/#person" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/chris-masi-67049_books_there-are-millions-of-self-help-books-th_574261.jpg" }, "description": "Chris Masi has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Authors", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Chris Masi", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-masi/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```