Halvorson Quotes

#1. I used to care about how other people thought I led my life. But lately I've realized that most people are too preoccupied with their own lives to give anybody else even the scantiest of thoughts.

Douglas Coupland

#2. Truth is narrow, but grace is wide.

Alan Hirsch

#3. In their thought-provoking book Focus, researchers Tory Higgins and Heidi Grant Halvorson argue that people lean toward being "promotion-focused" or "prevention-focused" in their aims.

Gretchen Rubin

#4. I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.

Kathryn Bigelow

#5. I feel I should defer to the writers and the directors because they're the ones who have the complete vision. They see things through from the beginning to the end. I'm responsible for one small part, so my scope is much more limited than theirs.

Shoshannah Stern

#6. Must have been some kind a nightmare."
"Yeah," I answer, my usual calm, vacant voice returning. "Can't wait to wake up.

K.A. Tucker

#7. I went to audition for an episode of 'Law and Order,' and they didn't understand why I was talking so fast, and I was like, 'No, you don't understand. I was on a show called the 'Gilmore Girls.' We had to say everything like that.'

Sebastian Bach

#8. I will use my position as chairman emeritus on the Energy and Commerce Committee to try to bring some common sense to EPA regulations.

Joe Barton

#9. I always pan-fry sprouts - it retains texture and enhances flavour.

Yotam Ottolenghi

#10. Prayer has to be fervent, intensive, passionate and from the heart.

Sunday Adelaja

#11. In my experience, the content strategist is a rare breed who's often willing and able to embrace whatever role is necessary to deliver on the promise of useful, useable content.

Kristina Halvorson

#12. No I'm not lucky, I'm blessed.

Nicki Minaj

#13. Quality, relevant content can't be spotted by an algorithm. You can't subscribe to it. You need people - actual human beings - to create or curate it.

Kristina Halvorson

#14. You always knew when Seve walked in a room even if you had your back to him. He oozed charisma and brought a whole new meaning to aura.

Lee Westwood

#15. I just know you're it, Jessie. I've known that forever," he stammers, his voice hoarse.

Victoria Denault

#16. I think folks need to understand the whole background of Donald Trump. I find from time to time, I talk to people about the campaign and they say, gosh, I didn't know that Donald Trump gave a bunch of money to Jimmy Carter and to Hillary Clinton and to Harry Reid and to John Kerry.

Mitt Romney

#17. Difficult but possible is the key. That's because more difficult goals cause you to, often unconsciously, increase your effort, focus, and commitment to the goal; persist longer; and make better use of the most effective strategies.

Heidi Grant Halvorson

#18. High-quality web content that's useful, usable, and enjoyable is one of the greatest competitive advantages you can create for yourself online.

Kristina Halvorson

#19. Nihilism is a natural consequence of a culture (or civilization) ruled and regulated by categories that mask manipulation, mastery and domination of peoples and nature.

Cornel West

#20. I could not extrapolate some emotion from any song after 1997 so I bought a drum machine and popped pills. The pink ones make me funny like elephants!

Thom Yorke

#21. The role of the CMS is not simply to shuffle and store packets of information. Its primary role is to help your content strategy succeed

Kristina Halvorson