David Autor Quotes
Our machines increasingly do our work for us. Why doesn't this make our labor redundant and our skills obsolete? Why are there still so many jobs?David Autor
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
Gary Bettman -
In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.
Wallace Shawn -
I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
Katee Sackhoff -
Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
Gary Oldman -
I need to meet people to be able to write.
Vikas Swarup -
There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
Zig Ziglar
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
Danai Gurira -
Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad.
Orhan Pamuk -
I didn't have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine... and curry... and cheeses.
Maeve Binchy -
I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
Yo-Yo Ma -
Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
Park Chan-wook -
I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.
Gale Harold
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I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.
Malcolm Gets -
For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
Carlos Alazraqui -
I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
Iman -
I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
Gavin Newsom -
I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
Jack Nicklaus -
It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.
Jackie Robinson
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Throughout my college years, I'd watch my sister squeal every Christmas as she unwrapped another 'Buffy' DVD set. I didn't know much about the series, but I was filled with that obnoxious self-importance that comes from having decided to be an Academic Who Reads Serious Things.
Marie Rutkoski -
I went to boarding school from the age of eight - first to prep school, then to Eton. One thing that kind of education teaches you is community living: there's little retreat. That's why people come out of it and talk about lifelong friendships forged in the furnace.
Damian Lewis -
Like many people, I had the powerful experience of being raised on Dr. Seuss, then becoming a parent and revisiting him with my own children. That multigenerational experience around his work is very meaningful.
Chris Meledandri -
Work without love is slavery.
Mother Teresa -
I got out while they were still fighting to buy tickets to hear me. I believe in getting out when you're on top, and that's what I did.
Beverly Sills -
Our machines increasingly do our work for us. Why doesn't this make our labor redundant and our skills obsolete? Why are there still so many jobs?
David Autor