31 Quotes & Sayings By Ad Aliwat

A.D. Aliwat is a Malaysian motivational author and a professional blogger. After 20 years of career as a career counselor for business and life coaching, she decided to make a change and ventured into the world of self-publishing. In her first book, Goodness Grows from Within, she shares her personal experiences and the lessons she learned from her various achievements Read more

Her second book, Money Motivation is inspired by her fascination with money and how it affects our lives.

There really is nothing like firsthand knowledge if it’s mine.
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There really is nothing like firsthand knowledge if it’s mine. A.D. Aliwat
You can be whoever you want to be. Sometimes all...
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You can be whoever you want to be. Sometimes all it takes is a little inspiration and effort. A.D. Aliwat
You can’t spell American without “I can.
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You can’t spell American without “I can. A.D. Aliwat
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Really, the definition of what makes us “human” confuses me. Showing “humanity” is like this synonym for “treating others kindly” or “like you want to be treated” or whatever, when that isn’t really human at all. Whoever came up with that definition is a real scammer, and a real genius. More than anything else, humans have been terrible to each other throughout history, and this is still the way it works today and will continue to work. It’s how we’re wired. I have “human understanding”; that’s it. A.D. Aliwat
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An important part of being an alpha is to be hateful and calculating, but to appear just inconsiderate. You need to put in effort to get what you want, but people will push back if they think you’re doing something maliciously. If they believe you just don’t know any better, are just kind of a selfish dick and they got in the way of that, rather than thinking they were a target, then you can get away with a lot more, and from then on they either avoid you or accept you as a force of nature. A.D. Aliwat
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Rock stars have many of the same qualities as athletes–millions for doing what they love, fans, easy pussy, fame, status, the ability to do whatever they want when they want. While what they do is still cool, the main difference is that it’s less masculine. You connect with your fans in this intense, intimate, emotional way that is less about you and more about them, how you make them feel. When you’re an athlete, it’s all about you. They cheer you on. When you make music, you cheer them on, provide the soundtrack to their little lives, and all they do is cheer you back to say “Thanks. A.D. Aliwat
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Even more than music, rock-and-roll is sex. A.D. Aliwat
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Polarization breeds respect.. A.D. Aliwat
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Polarization breeds respect A.D. Aliwat
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Where wealth and status are concerned, shit isn’t supposed to be hard. Ivies are known for “grade inflation”–though there is a lot of work, the reward for a mediocre job at completing it is still usually an A. In any given corporation, the higher the role and pay, the less that person actually does. CEOs who get fired for sucking at their jobs and losing a shit-ton of money are often given multi-million dollar “golden parachutes.” It was kinda the same with this frat; we were the best, so we did the least. . A.D. Aliwat
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I hate pretty much everyone almost as much as I love myself. A.D. Aliwat
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Sometimes it’s nice to remember the little things. A.D. Aliwat
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I know my kids will be incredible, just not as great as me. A.D. Aliwat
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Since humans are social animals, you’re basically only as good as your reputation. A.D. Aliwat
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Polarization breeds respect. A.D. Aliwat
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I was nine when I figured out it’s better to be respected than liked. A.D. Aliwat
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I’m pretty much the definition of an American Hero. A.D. Aliwat
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It wasn’t really acceptable to be single for more than a week, two tops, if you were cool in junior high. A.D. Aliwat
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When you’re a professional athlete, you get paid millions of dollars for doing something that’s not only fun, but also physical and badass. You have fans: pathetic people without their own lives or hopes or dreams that measure their happiness on your weekly performance (this still boggles my mind, but in the best way possible–however, my role as a fan now is quite detached). You get to travel around to different cities and fuck their most beautiful women. You are given license to do pretty much whatever you want all the time, and are forgiven easily and often instantly when caught doing anything illegal. Professional athletes can literally get away with murder. A.D. Aliwat
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I make 2+2=5, and I get to keep the remaining 1 that’s not really there. I truly am a Master of the Universe. I don’t just do “God’s work, ” as our CEO once put it, it’s more like I’ve actually become a god myself. A.D. Aliwat
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Being an investment banker is pretty much the perfect job for an all around triple-threat genius, and because I’m doing so well with it, I know I’m actually smarter than certifiable geniuses like Stephen Hawking and Einstein. A.D. Aliwat
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Alphas, like Scarface, can be drug dealers, but it’s still a little grimy. A.D. Aliwat
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Short guys with attitudes always just kind of made me laugh, like small, yippy dogs. A.D. Aliwat
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The kinds of jobs a fifteen-and-a-half-year-old can get are not worth doing. They pay shit and suck. A.D. Aliwat
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Worse than getting kicked out of your slot to go on to a winning season is to lead during a losing one. Nobody wants to be king of the losers. A.D. Aliwat
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There’s a reason why the Super Bowl is watched way more than the NBA Finals and World Series. A.D. Aliwat
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While yes, it’s good to have a fair amount of haters, it’s not good to have them on the street, where their anonymity can let them slip away without serious repercussions if they slight you, and this made me realize that fame, on its own, without fear, actually totally fucking sucks. A.D. Aliwat
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Fame had kept me from getting laid that night. Fame would make it so other people would bother me, follow me around with cameras, be all up in my shit, keep me from doing what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it. Fame could even potentially kill me. It killed a lot of people: John Lennon, Princess Diana, Selena. A.D. Aliwat
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If I seem better than you, you like me more. If you feel you have no chance with me, you like me more. A.D. Aliwat
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Not caring is absolute freedom, and if you own it, all the way, it emits supreme confidence. A.D. Aliwat