Martin Feldstein Quotes
Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like.
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In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.
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Virtually every major technology has an initial spike of interest, then a dip, and then a long-term rise to success. The dot-com bubble is the canonical example, but there are many more.
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To disregard the obvious is not a good trait in a leader in any situation.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I can't tell you every document that I've seen. It may have passed across my desk. It may not have passed across my desk. I truthfully cannot answer that question, other than to say I don't remember.
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In theory, I stick to how I could eat if I lived a thousand years ago. I take processed foods off the menu, and stick to things I could hunt or gather, with more fruits, vegetables, and nuts - and less meat.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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The search for the truth for truth's sake is the mark of the historian.
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I never drink anything hot; I don't like hot drinks, very strange.
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In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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I was working for a Swedish TV show - I'm Swedish - who basically did kind of spectacular stories. It was almost like CBS '60 Minutes,' but a Swedish version where we actually did travel quite a lot. After a while, I realized that travel is the most fun part of this, so why not do it for a longer time and just go off and explore?
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The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.
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My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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The best V-Day gift I've ever received was a personalized photo collage.
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I would have rather felt you round my throatCrushing out life, than waving me farewell!
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I was 21 and had been going out with my boyfriend for two years when I found out I was pregnant - despite being told by doctors that I was sterile. Jamie's father and I hadn't discussed marriage, and to me, it wasn't something to be entered into just to stop gossip.
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If you get asked a really tough question and you give a really good answer, you come off looking really good.
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For a momentThe surrounding utters no sound.Time ceases.The Paradise of Dreams come true.
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Because we only feed in the United States less than 1 per cent of the meals, most of them are eaten elsewhere. Most meals are eaten at home. So to make McDonald's the target is not going to solve the problem.
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Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like.
