Quotes by Tony Schwartz

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Journalist and ghostwriter · American · 1952

American journalist and ghostwriter (born 1952)

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“Truthful hyperbole is a contradiction in terms. Its a way of saying, Its a lie, but who cares?”

“Truthful hyperbole’ is a contradiction in terms. It’s a way of saying, ‘It’s a lie, but who cares?’”

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“Its not possible to move from one activity to the next at blinding speed and be reflective at the same time. The more complex and demanding the work we do, the wider, deeper and longer the perspect...”
— Tony Schwartz
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“Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactl...”
— Tony Schwartz
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“Truthful hyperbole is a contradiction in terms. Its a way of saying, Its a lie, but who cares?”
— Tony Schwartz
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“Each of us has a finite reservoir of energy in any given day. Whatever amount of energy we spend obsessing about missteps we have made, decisions that do not go our way or the belief we have been t...”
— Tony Schwartz
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“Lying is second nature to him... More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at leas...”
— Tony Schwartz
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“It’s not possible to move from one activity to the next at blinding speed and be reflective at the same time. The more complex and demanding the work we do, the wider, deeper and longer the perspec...”
— Tony Schwartz
free-time reflection thought time

“Truthful hyperbole’ is a contradiction in terms. It’s a way of saying, ‘It’s a lie, but who cares?’”
— Tony Schwartz
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