Neil Strauss Quotes - Page 2

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• When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition.

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  Passion, Creativity, Ambition

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• A lot of women - not all of them, a lot of them - feel insecure about men being men.

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  Insecure, Men, Being Me

  "Pickup artist Neil Strauss". Interview with Clarisse Thorn, www.timeout.com. March 23, 2011.

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• We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are.

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  Mean, Years, Twelve

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.166, Canongate Books

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• Accepting others' life choices is something most people only learn with age.

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  People, Choices, Age

  Neil Strauss (2011). “Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: (And Other Things I Learned From Famous People)”, p.140, Canongate Books

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• Anyone who hates something feels threatened by it. A guy who says he hates feminism (a) doesn't understand or know feminism, and (b) is scared of powerful women. Most attacks come from fear.

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  Powerful, Hate, Guy

  "Pickup artist Neil Strauss". Interview with Clarisse Thorn, www.timeout.com. March 23, 2011.

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• I know that I need honesty from the people I interview. I also know that the truth is more interesting than made up stuff, and also, people don't connect with you if you're not honest.

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  Honesty, People, Interesting

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• Fame won't make you feel any better about yourself.

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  Fame, About Yourself, Feels

  "My life lessons from Springsteen, Gaga and Clapton". www.telegraph.co.uk. April 26, 2011.

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• Most robots don't program themselves.

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  Robots, Program

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.286, Canongate Books

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• But who are we, really? Just a bundle of good genes and bad genes mixed with good habits and bad habits. And since there's no gene for coolness or confidence, then being uncool and unconfident are just bad habits, which can be changed with enough guidance and will power.

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  Guidance, Enough, Habit

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.166, Canongate Books

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• Attraction is not an option.

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  Romance, Attraction

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• Rapport equals trust plus comfort.

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  Comfort, Plus, Rapport

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game and Rules of the Game”, p.207, Canongate Books

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• STRAUSS:Have you ever thought about putting those experiences into a book? RICHIE:I did decide to write about what i experienced in climbing to the top. And finally when I got there, I discovered what was at the top.You know what was there? STRAUSS: No, I don't. RICHIE: Nothing. Not one thing. What was at the top was all the experiences that you had to get there.

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  Book, Writing, Climbing

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• I think my love is storytelling. No matter what it is, it's storytelling. And so whatever the medium is, what's right for the story, I enjoy doing it.

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  Love Is, Thinking, Stories

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• We make fun of those we're most scared of becoming.

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  Fun, Becoming, Scared

  Neil Strauss (2011). “Emergency: One man's story of a dangerous world, and how to stay alive in it”, p.30, Canongate Books

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• That's how hatred is created: two different groups, each insisting they're on the moral high ground

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  Moral High Ground, Two, Hatred

  Neil Strauss (2011). “Emergency: One man's story of a dangerous world, and how to stay alive in it”, p.53, Canongate Books

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• I've begun to look at the world through apocalypse eyes. Our society, which seems so sturdily built out of concrete and custom, is just a temporary resting place, a hotel our civilization checked into a couple hundred years ago and must one day check out of.

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  Couple, Eye, Years

  Neil Strauss (2011). “Emergency: One man's story of a dangerous world, and how to stay alive in it”, p.7, Canongate Books

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• Never ask a woman if you may kiss her. Instead, learn to read body language.

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  Kissing, Body, May

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• Almost everyone who reaches a plateau where he or she is happy and comfortable says its because of finding balance between work, relaxation, exercise, socialising and family - plus some alone time to do something contemplative, creative, or educational.

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  Educational, Exercise, Creative

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• There are certain bad habits we've groomed our whole life -- from personality flaws to fashion faux pas. And it has been the role of parents and friends, outside of some minor tweaking, to reinforce the belief that we're okay just as we are. But it's not enough to just be yourself. You have to be your best self. And that's a tall order if you haven't found your best self yet.

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  Fashion, Being Yourself, Order

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• I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it.

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  Art, Want, Said

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.8, Canongate Books

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• I've noticed a pattern in stars that start acting out in public. Every one of them felt like they grew up without love.

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  Stars, Acting, Patterns

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• It’s not lying, it’s flirting.

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  Lying, Flirting

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.43, Canongate Books

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• God is on the side of the winner.

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  Sides, Winner

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• Because it's so easy to medicate our need for self-worth by pandering to win followers, 'likes' and view counts, social media have become the metier of choice for many people who might otherwise channel that energy into books, music or art - or even into their own Web ventures.

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  Art, Book, Self Worth

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• When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.

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  Sleep, Looks, Body

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.11, Canongate Books

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