James M. Buchanan Quotes
The hard core in public choice can be summarized in three presuppositions: (1) methodological individualism, (2) rational choice, and (3) politics-as-exchange.
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My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.
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Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.
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This is just rap. I'm not trying to make people think I'm some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet.
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I had novels to write, so I wrote them.
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Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.
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The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.
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I would actually like to play Bobby Brown. To me, he was just the King of R&B at one point.
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I think the future takes care of itself.
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This result is due to a phenomenon of interference which occurs within the sensitive layer.
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When you work somewhere and you feel comfortable, you don't want to leave. You want to stay there forever.
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I think tripe is maligned. It's wonderful stuff, but everyone goes 'urgh.' You have to wash and then cook it, very gently braise it, for eight hours. It uplifts you but steadies you at the same time.
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We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are.
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On 'Glee,' the director can be like, 'Hey, your face is looking a little too intense here.' And they can show me the screen, and I can be like, 'I know exactly what to do here.'
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Nothing embitters my old age like the circulation of absurd stories that I retire as civilization advances, that I shun the white men and seek the Indians, and that now even when old, I seek to retire beyond the second Alleganies.
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My favorite color is light pink. I also like baby blue because it brings out my eyes.
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Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.
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Why you gotta act like you know, if you don't know? It's okay if you don't know everything.
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I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it.
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You have to be willing to offend in order to make progress.
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The world being unworthy to receive the Son of God directly from the hands of the Father, he gave his Son to Mary for the world to receive him from her.
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Second only to the sea, the Miami sky has been the greatest comfort in my life past 50. On a good day, when the wind blows from the south, the light here is diffuse and forgiving.
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I'm not into makeup or dresses or typically girly things. But to me, those things don't really define what it is to be a female artist in this industry any more. It's being brave and courageous and true to yourself.
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Meaning grows in the mind, but the shape and form of the act remains.
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The hard core in public choice can be summarized in three presuppositions: (1) methodological individualism, (2) rational choice, and (3) politics-as-exchange.
