David Autor Quotes
Manufacturing value chains are global. Many U.S.-made goods have foreign components. Slapping on tariffs will raise prices and slow imports, but it will make us poorer and impede growth.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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There's a generation of people who've made their own money and are among the most generous people you would ever meet.
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You know, Castle, like anyone else, is a human being first. If you take a human being - especially a vain one like 'Castle' -and you bring in a gorgeous woman and have sparks fly, who can help themselves? What are you gonna do? Sparks happen!
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
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Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
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Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.
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How you manage change can make all the difference.
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There's a rule of thumb in politics. If you're at a point where you're complaining about the other guy being mean and unfair and uncivil, that's probably a sign that you're losing.
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You can see neurosis from below - as a sickness - as most psychiatrists see it. Or you can understand it as a compassionate man might: respecting the neurosis as a fumbling and inefficient effort toward good ends.
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I come from a poor family, so really, the culture I know best is the street, TV, school.
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I did five seasons of 'Baywatch,' and I did four seasons of 'VIP.' I've been around awhile.
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Ask Jeeves! Who ever used that thing? College freshmen to find out who Goethe was - that's it.
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I am just reflecting the times. I can't ignore them.
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It's fun to improvise, but I still think it's better to have a great script, you know, like a Charlie Kaufman script.
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The dividing line between wish and need was never clear.
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It seems so sad to see the little dirt-grimed brats try to play in the noisy courts and muddy streets. Poor little uncared-for, unwanted human atoms, they are not children. Children are bright-eyed, chubby, and shy. These are dingy, screeching elves, their tiny faces seared and withered, their baby laughter cracked and hoarse.
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will and then they happen faster than you think they will.
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I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut worker and environmental protections, cut taxes on the rich and stroke 'fat cats' until they purr with pleasure. I'm completely repudiating the idea that government has to get out of the way.
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I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.
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Manufacturing value chains are global. Many U.S.-made goods have foreign components. Slapping on tariffs will raise prices and slow imports, but it will make us poorer and impede growth.
