James Heckman Quotes
The scientific study of labor economics provided the opportunity for me to unite theory with evidence my lifetime intellectual passion.
Quotes to Explore
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All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.
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'Free State of Jones' went beyond that. It got into how the South wasn't as homogenous as we thought it was - or even the North for that matter, where we like to assume everyone wanted to free the slaves and they were all abolitionists. It actually shows how complex these ideologies were on both sides.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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I'm still learning my craft.
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The first wave of the Internet was really about data transport. And we didn't worry much about how much power we were consuming, how much cooling requirements were needed in the data centers, how big the data center is in terms of real estate. Those were almost afterthoughts.
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.
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One of my dreams is to walk down the runway during Fashion Week!
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
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There's usually one piece in 'Vanity Fair' every month that grabs me, but when it presents hatchet jobs without substantiation to impress its liberal friends, I laugh first, then toss.
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We'll support anyone who's doing something fresh.
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It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.
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I don't like shows that are predictable. I like it when you're shocked and you have no idea who's about to die.
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I was more of the kind of babysitter that liked holding the baby, sort of playing Mom, and then putting the baby to bed and watching TV while eating everything in their kitchen.
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I'm so used to being within 10 minutes of my family.
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In Puerto Rico we dance to everything.
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The scientific study of labor economics provided the opportunity for me to unite theory with evidence my lifetime intellectual passion.
