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Meg Jay Quotes

Enjoy the top 57 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Meg Jay.

“Many twentysomethings assume life will come together quickly after thirty, and maybe it will. But it is still going to be a different life. We imagine that if nothing happens in our twenties then everything is still possible in our thirties. We think that by avoiding decisions now, we keep all of our options open for later—but not making choices is a choice all the same.”
— Meg Jay —

Being confused about choices is nothing more than hoping that maybe there is a way to get through life without taking charge.

— Meg Jay

“Forward thinking doesn't just come with age. It comes with practice and experience. That's why some twenty-two-year-olds are incredibly self-possessed, future-oriented people who already know how to face the unknown, while some thirty-four-year-olds still have brains that run the other way.”

— Meg Jay

“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time. -Leonard Bernstein, composer”

— Meg Jay

“In one way or another, almost every twentysomething client I have wonders, 'Will things work out for me?' The uncertainty behind that question is what makes twentysomething life so difficult, but it is also what makes twentysomething action so possible and so necessary. It's unsettling to not know the future and, in a way, even more daunting to consider that what we are doing with our twentysomething lives might be determining it.”

— Meg Jay

“The key finding in the study was that the twenty-four-flavor table attracted more attention yet it resulted in fewer buyers. Shoppers flocked to the exciting array, yet most became overwhelmed and dropped out of buying jam altogether. Only 3 percent of those who”

— Meg Jay

“That while we were busy making sure we didn't miss”

— Meg Jay