"Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?"

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Source : Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.12, Penguin

Adam Grant

#Worry Quotes #Choices Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Dance to the light that is your soul.”
“How can you tell when a piece is finished?'I asked. 'You can't,' he said flatly. 'All you can tell is when you can't do any more to it. And then you need to stop because if you don't, you will spoil it.”

Source : Mary Hoffman (2011). “David”, p.201, Bloomsbury Publishing
“I think comedians should focus on what makes them happy, what art form fulfills them the most. Don't be calculated about it and say, 'Okay, I'm gonna tweet, and I'm gonna podcast, and I'm gonna do standup, and one of those things is going to lead me to my own TV show.' I don't think that should be the goal.”
“Those who hate rain hate life.”
“However, there's three reasons for doing things in this particular world. One is love, one is prestige and the other's money. If you get all three together, that's fine.”
“Writing bridges the inner and outer worlds and connects the paths of action and reflection.”

Source : Christina Baldwin (1991). “Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest”, Bantam
“A lot of the time people don't even know what they want until they see something new.”

Source : Interview with Kristen Wiig, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 8, 2012.
“Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.”

Source : Song: Everybody's Free

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