Timothy Ferriss: Quotes about people

Timothy Ferriss is American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker. Explore interesting quotes on people.

Timothy Ferriss: 58 quotes2 likes

“Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most people to accept, because our culture [American] tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of personal productivity.”

Timothy Ferriss book The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek (2007)

“People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.”

Timothy Ferriss book The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek (2007)

“If the potential damage is moderate or in any way reversible, don't give people the chance to say no. Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitant to get in the way if you're moving. Get good at being a troublemaker and saying sorry when you really screw up.”

Timothy Ferriss book The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek (2007)

“Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call ‘life’ was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.”

Timothy Ferriss book Tools of Titans