Neil Strauss Quotes - Page 3

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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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• Growing up, I was watched by my parents and strongly critiqued. Instead of saying they loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference.

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  Growing Up, Differences, Parent

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• Your intention for a book is never the same as the reception.

  Neil Strauss

  Book, Intention, Reception

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

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• Men are not dogs. We merely think we are and, on occasion, act as if we are. But, by believing in our nobler nature, women have the amazing power to inspire us to live up to it.

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  Dog, Believe, Men

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.351, Canongate Books

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• I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune.

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  Stars, Rocks, Entitlement

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• You need to be careful with a Bluetooth headset. Because some guys look crazy with them.

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  Crazy, Guy, Needs

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• I've never trusted collaborations, because most people in this world are not closers. They don't finish what they start; they don't live what they dream; they sabotage their own progress because they're afraid they won't find what they seek.

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  Dream, People, Progress

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.186, Canongate Books

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• Those who ask for help are often those who have failed to do something for themselves.

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  Helping, Asks

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.18, Canongate Books

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• A good organizer is key to anyone with a busy social life.

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  Keys, Busy, Social

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• People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.

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  Book, People, Events

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• I think there are just a million interviews in anthologies with famous musicians that are about the music, and they're really boring to read.

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  Thinking, Musician, Interviews

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Ideas, Mind

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.117, Canongate Books

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• One of the reasons I became a writer is that, unlike starting a band, directing movies, or acting in a theatrical production, you can do it alone. Your success and failure depend entirely on yourself.

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  Acting, Band, Directing Movies

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.186, Canongate Books

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• When it comes to meeting and attracting women, many men are resigned and complacent. We figure some guys were born with that particular power and other guys weren't. I wasn't.

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  Men, Guy, Born

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• I've seen rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook 'likes' and Twitter followers than they do.

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  Stars, Artist, Rocks

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• I always wanted to interview Michael Jackson, because I just wanted to humanize him.

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  Interviews, Wanted

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