Quotes by Peers The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books, admonishing that "the abundance of books is a distraction." Instead, Seneca recommended focusing on a limited number of good books, to be read thoroughly and repeatedly. Daniel Levitin peers numbers book 90% trust peers on social networks (even strangers); only 15-18% trust brands. Danny Brown social-network peers marketing We are good if our peers think we’re great. But we are great if the real world thinks we’re good. David Droga peers real thinking Morris read through the letter. Was it a shade too fulsome? No, that was another law of academic life: it is impossible to be excessive in flattery of one's peers. David Lodge academic-life peers law With all those prizes the most interesting thing is getting on to the shortlist, because that tells you who people see as your peers. David Malouf peers people interesting Geniuses are those who have the intelligence, enthusiasm, and endurance to acquire the needed expertise in a broadly valued domain of achievement and who then make contributions to that field that are considered by peers to be both original and highly exemplary. Dean Keith Simonton peers endurance achievement Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia. Dee Hock peers risk people As an actor, you know when you've got great material in front of you. When you're working, you think, 'Is this the one? The one that everyone will respond to and be moved by?' You pray that you have told the story well... that your peers will see it and audiences will love it. Demian Bichir peers stories thinking There's one advantage to being 102. There's no peer pressure. Dennis Wolfberg peer-pressure peers age I had said before that I'd never write an autobiography because I've been around, and there's a lot that I've seen and heard that stays with me. That's just mine. I didn't want to do a kiss-and-tell, as some of my peers have. Dionne Warwick peers kissing writing All my friends and peers keep asking me when I'm going to rest - I just tell them it's another dirty four-letter word! Dionne Warwick naughty peers dirty I am not in competition with my peers; I am in competition with myself. Don Dokken peers competition I am sometimes accused by my peers of printing my pictures too dark. All I can say is that it goes with the mood of melancholy that is induced by witnessing at close quarters such intractable situations of conflict and joylessness. Don McCullin peers dark sometimes The industrial age was not about craftspeople trading peer to peer. It was about stopping that. You weren't supposed to be a craftsperson, you were supposed to be an employee. Douglas Rushkoff stopping peers age Most Internet business theorists are really looking at preserving the necks of giant, Fortune 500 companies, rather than promoting the digital, peer-to-peer economy that actually wants to happen. Douglas Rushkoff peers giants want I done became bigger swervin writin in my peer's lane. Same dudes that used to holla my engineer's name. Drake peers humble names I tend to stay out of the public eye a little, compared to some of my peers. Elisha Cuthbert peers eye littles There's nothing I like more than meeting velvet clad peers while wrapped in a towel. Eloisa James towels peers velvet They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist. Emile Zola peers confusion mind A charm invests a face Imperfectly beheld,— The lady dare not lift her veil For fear it be dispelled. But peers beyond her mesh, And wishes, and denies,— Lest interview annul a want That image satisfies. Emily Dickinson peers veils wish «1234567891011»