Nudge Quotes

• Words are sacred. If you get the right ones in the right order you can nudge the world a little.

  Tom Stoppard

  Order, Nudge Nudge, World

  Tom Stoppard (1999). “Arcadia”

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• Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.

  Tim Ferriss

  Motivational, Leadership, Inspiration

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• So, what's a nudge? A nudge is some small feature of the environment that attracts our attention and alters our behavior.

  Richard Thaler

  Attention, Environment, Behavior

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com. June 19, 2009.

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• You cannot force commitment, what you can do…You nudge a little here, inspire a little there, and provide a role model.  Your primary influence is the environment you create.

  Peter Senge

  Commitment, Nudge Nudge, Role Models

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• Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.

  Pete Carroll

  Nfl, Support, Coaching

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• I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you might nudge the world a little or make a poem that children will speak for you when you are dead.

  Tom Stoppard

  Children, Writing, Thinking

  Tom Stoppard (1999). “Arcadia”

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• There's a saying that goes, 'The universe gives you a whisper, then a nudge, then a push and then an anvil on your head.

  Sara Genn

  Giving, Anvils, Universe

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• Nudge, nudge. Snap, snap. Grin, grin. Wink, wink, say no more? Could be, could be taken on holiday. Could be yes - swimming costumes. Know what I mean. Candid photography. Know what I mean, nudge nudge.

  Graham Chapman

  Mean, Nudge Nudge, Winking

  "Fictional character: Mr. Norman Nudge". TV Series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" ("How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away", 1969), www.imdb.com. 1969-1974.

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• If a stick is floating down a river and gets stuck, it doesn't need years of therapy. It just needs a little nudge and then it will get back into the flow of the river.

  Michael Neill

  Rivers, Years, Flow

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• In your days - things like this happen to you... You get a tap, a nudge, a gentle shake, and life whispers to you, "I know you're tired - but I don't want you to miss this."

  Mary Anne Radmacher

  Tired, Missing, Frustrated

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• There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and second, influence is subtle. You wouldn't let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it.

  Jim Rohn

  Powerful, Two, Might

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Jan 10, 2016

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• Sometimes in your life you just meet someone or hear something that nudges you on the right path. And that becomes the best advice. It could just be a bit of commonsense said in a way that resonates with something in you. It's nothing new, but because it connects with you it holds meaning for you.

  Chetan Bhagat

  Advice, Way, Path

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• If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Uncles, Doors, Dragons

  "Fictional character: Gandalf". "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", en.wikiquote.org. 2001.

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• Know what I mean? Eh, eh, Nudge nudge, Say no more?

  Eric Idle

  Mean, Nudge Nudge, Knows

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• If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

  Angela Carter

  Respect, Women, Mean

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• A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!

  Eric Idle

  Nudge Nudge, Bats, Circus

  Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones (2009). “Monty Python Live!”, Hyperion

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• EXISTENCE, n. A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,/ Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:/ From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge/ Of our bedfellow Death, and cry: "O fudge!"

  Ambrose Bierce

  Dream, Nudge Nudge, Friendly

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.74, University of Georgia Press

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• O Lord, please fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and nudge me when I've said enough. Enlightenment is the "quiet acceptance of what is" I believe the truly enlightened beings are those who refuse to allow themselves to be distressed over things that simply are the way they are. - Wayne Dyer Learn the richness of solitude and quiet. That "still small voice" is yearning to be heard.

  Susan Jeffers

  Wisdom, Believe, Acceptance

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• "Save more tomorrow" is a nudge to help people do what they know they want to do, which is save more, but they can't bring themselves to save more now. Just like many of us are planning to go on diets next month, or maybe in two months, certainly not tonight.

  Richard Thaler

  Two, People, Tonight

  "Big Think Interview With Richard Thaler". bigthink.com. June 19, 2009.

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• Saying yes to God isn't about perfect performance, but rather perfect surrender to the Lord day by day. Your obedience becomes radical the minute this desire turns into real action. Radical obedience is hearing from God, feeling His nudges, participating in His activity, and experiencing His blessings in a way few people ever do.

  Lysa TerKeurst

  Real, Blessing, People

  Lysa TerKeurst (2013). “What Happens When Women Say Yes to God Devotional”, p.31, Harvest House Publishers

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• If forced to travel on an airplane, try and get in the cabin with the Captain, so you can keep an eye on him and nudge him if he falls asleep or point out any mountains looming up ahead.

  Mike Harding

  Fall, Airplane, Eye

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• His face flushed, and I felt like cheering. "Yes," he said stiffly. "Besides de vings." "Hmm. Besides de vings." Nudge tapped one finger against her chin. "Um..." Her face brightened. "I once ate nine Snickers bars in one sitting. Without barfing. That was a record!" "Hardly a special talent," ter Borcht said witheringly. Nudge was offended. "Yeah? Let's see YOU do it." ... ... "I vill now eat nine Snickers bars," Gazzy said in a perfect, creepy imitation of ter Borcht's voice, "visout bahfing."

  James Patterson

  Cheer, Voice, Nudge Nudge

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• Harry and Hermione are very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge-nudge wink-wink!

  J. K. Rowling

  Nudge Nudge, Answers, Hermione

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• I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way.

  Jack Dee

  Reading, Light, Torches

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• Art: to nudge truth along a little.

  Jules Renard

  Art, Littles

  Jules Renard, Louise Bogan, Elizabeth Roget (2008). “The Journal of Jules Renard”, p.278, Tin House Books

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