"Learn to be difficult when it counts. In……" — Tim Ferriss
"Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time."
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208 Quotes by Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss has 208 quotes on this site.
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Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and…
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Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
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It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
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Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.
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That's precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? - Why not you, why not now...
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There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
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Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is…
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Unbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress.…
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Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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Think big and don't listen to people who tell you it can't be done. Life's too short to think small.
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Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W's you control in your life: what you do,…
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I'm not a big believer in long-term planning and far-off goals. In fact, I generally set 3-month and 6-month dreamlines.…
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More Assertive Quotes
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Soaring prices for crude oil, falling production surpluses, wild speculation in commodities, a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in…
— James Buchan
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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
— Ramakrishna
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At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I…
— Jules Feiffer
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The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. The idealists are not usually realistic, and the realists…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The age of leaders has come and gone. You must be your own leader now. You must contain the spirit…
— Laurens van der Post
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We need a global approach to this from all sides. We need to educate people, we need the scientists to…
— Isabel Allende
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
— Sivananda
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Individuality is a real power inherent in all and the development and consequent expression of this power enables one to…
— Charles F. Haanel
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Dull witted brooding people love to stuff themselves with quantities of heavy food, just like animals for fattening. Bubbly intellectual…
— Unknown Author
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Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize…
— Grenville Kleiser
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We do not find happiness by being assertive. We don't find happiness by running over people because we see what…
— Rich Mullins
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