Douglass North Quotes
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.
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I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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My first album was completed in three months.
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.
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When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.
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There should be a minimum on the air pressure but not a maximum. Every game, they're taking air out of the footballs I'm throwing, and I think that's a disadvantage for the way that I like them prepped.
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Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.
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I live in a constant state of hyperbole.
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When I'm good at something, I always try to be the best at it and claim that throne. Even in school, I never let anyone say anything to me; I would always be the smartest.
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I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.
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People have disliked me. You know, in high school, I wasn't the most popular kid. I wasn't the nerdiest kid. I was kind of in the middle.
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The move to hide aging is sort of sad. But it's a wonderful thing to celebrate our aging.
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I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school.
