I think my favorite thing is when people send me Instagram photos of people's yearbooks, and one guy will put "Are you calling me a liar?," and his friend will have "I ain't calling you a truther. " And those are people's actual yearbook quotes. That's so amazing.
He was telling the students about the hypnotic technique of using quotes in a conversation. An idea is more palatable. . . if it comes from someone else. The unconscious thinks in terms of content and structure. If you introduce a pattern with the words, 'My friend was telling me,' the critical part of her mind shuts off.
I don't care. I mean, I've been stupid in the past, and I've learned from that. Some actors actually think about what they're going to talk about during the interview--they read up and meditate and plan quotes and get all inspired. It's very smart, but it's so planned. I never think to do that.
If you can get by with quotes from The Godfather and nothing you say matters, that's pretty bleak, don't you think? Don't we want what we say to matter?
Quotes are a way of acting out not just a text, and not just thinking, but the making of a text. The construction of thinking.
I will never run out of quotes. I am, after all, the Thom Yorke.
Whoever in debate quotes authority uses not intellect, but memory.
Patience patience quotes is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Here's other quotes and sayings you can motivate yourself with. Practice only makes for improvement.
Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.
I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene?
The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end.
I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession.
I set my phone with motivational quotes to go off on random days and times. Like, 'You're stronger than you think you are. ' I'll forget about it, then one will pop up and it'll give me a little boost.
I love it when my quotes are blown up really big!
When I'm talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
I got a picture [tattoo] of Mohammed Ali on my side with one of his quotes. That's my guy. I look up to him. I'm like his number one fan.
You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate.
Be wary of people who use quotes. . . I don't know who said that.
One of my favorite quotes from Thomas Edison is, "If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would astound ourselves. " I believe leadership is a journey of learning and growing.