Bethany McLean Quotes
Before Enron, I think people were a bit more naive about the way things worked, and I think Enron pulled the curtain back on unsavoury practices that turned out to be a lot more widespread.
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.
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I try and work out as much as I can. When I'm working or travelling, it's tough, but when I'm at home, that time and space is sacred. I do yoga every day.
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Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
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I'm over it. You strive to win a Super Bowl and you do everything you can to get there. But being in the Hall of Fame, you never play for that honor. It's incredible.
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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I just like doing comedies, and think that my timing and love for the genre set me apart from other young women who look like me.
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Likewise, I see no shame in writing Captain America or Wolverine.
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Having full faith that you can write something completely insane, and your actress will ground it and make it feel real, is a very liberating feeling.
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Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it.
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I first wrote down all the phenomena that have emerged in contemporary society that I thought were related to this theme ["sea of oblivion"], and then sorted them out by grouping them into islands of ideas.
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Many of us like to think of financial economics as a science, but complex events like the financial crisis suggest that this conceit may be more wishful thinking than reality.
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Before Enron, I think people were a bit more naive about the way things worked, and I think Enron pulled the curtain back on unsavoury practices that turned out to be a lot more widespread.
