James Meade Quotes
We assume...that the banking system must be prepared to expand (or contract) the total supply of money to the extent necessary to prevent any scarcity (or plenty) of funds in the capital market which may be induced by any other disturbing factor, from causing a rise (or fall) in interest rates
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I'm awful with directions, and I'm not very handy around the house.
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I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.
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I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little more intimidating. Even the maid who comes to work for me once a week has found out that she can just trample over me... I'm a Cancer! We are not ferocious people.
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The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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As it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.'
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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
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Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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My old man tried to force on me a notion of what it was to be a 'man.' And it destroyed my dad.
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I have many intense friendships with artists. I don't mean we have intense one-day conversations but ongoing conversations that last in some cases for years.
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The biggest ambition in my career is still to win the European Cup. I want to have a picture of that to look at later; I want to have that medal. You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says: 'I won more money.'
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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At 140, 150, that's when the car starts floating. At 160, that's when you start seeing dead relatives. At 180, it's, like, terrifying and exciting.
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Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidents of life, its outer trappings.
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You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.
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It's like giving up a belief in Santa Claus.
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We assume...that the banking system must be prepared to expand (or contract) the total supply of money to the extent necessary to prevent any scarcity (or plenty) of funds in the capital market which may be induced by any other disturbing factor, from causing a rise (or fall) in interest rates
