David Graeber Quotes
'Communist society'; in the sense of a society organized exclusively on that single principle—could never exist. But all social systems, even economic systems like capitalism, have always been built on top of a bedrock of actually-existing communism.David Graeber
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
Abhishek Bachchan -
The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell.
Jack Ma -
As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
Nancy Gibbs -
I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
Nate Ruess Fun. -
My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed.
Carl Honore -
I started growing my audience in small clubs through word-of-mouth. I started making music that isn't necessarily commercially viable, and it's not necessarily marketable to my peers to a certain extent.
Kat Edmonson
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
Nancy Cartwright -
I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world.
Lapo Elkann -
You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
Ulrich Beck -
If someone is making a judgment when they don't have firsthand experience, it's intolerant. How can you make a judgment on something you don't know about?
Beck -
Personally, becoming a mother has been such a rewarding and wonderful experience. However, at times it has also been a huge challenge. Even for me who has support at home that most mothers do not.
Kate Middleton -
A lot of times, you think you want something, and then you find something completely different.
Camila Alves
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Who buys French cars? Not me.
Karl Lagerfeld -
A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
Warren Farrell -
Governor Rauner talks about what he might get done or what he tried to get done. It's past time for all his talk. It's time for action. It's what I've been doing my whole life.
J. B. Pritzker -
My second job has been to try to use my power to create institutions of a modern state that could enter the European Union, and there was very little time. The door was closing, and I wanted to get Bosnia through before it shut.
Paddy Ashdown -
I was really scared to stay home alone when I was kid, and I would freak out whenever there was a noise after my parents left.
Sabrina Carpenter -
Art is born of humiliation.
W. H. Auden
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There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them.
Dan Scanlon -
Southerners have this love of embellishment. Even when you read a police report, there's some backstory.
Karin Slaughter -
I became interested, through reading the works of some novelist, in Egyptology and made a study of the pyramids. It was just a hobby, but I had a desire to know all I could about everything I could.
Charles M. Schwab -
I feel like, there's no fair in fighting: you do whatever it takes to win. Obviously, sometimes I cheat to win, but it's not illegal.
Alexa Bliss -
'Communist society'; in the sense of a society organized exclusively on that single principle—could never exist. But all social systems, even economic systems like capitalism, have always been built on top of a bedrock of actually-existing communism.
David Graeber