James Mirrlees Quotes

I think, in effect, in most of the European countries, the total marginal tax rate is over 50 percent; that's to say, add on other taxes like VAT to the income tax.

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• The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

  

  Irving R. Kaufman
  • History
  • Society
  • Trust

• Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share a gospel, loosely, and it's important that we all realize that.

  

  Dan Brown
  • Important
  • Realize
  • Islam

• I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.

  

  Camille Claudel
  • Way
  • Me
  • Fire

• Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Lying
  • Curiosity
  • Wait

• It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me – I spoke with him many times – that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again.

  

  W. Averell Harriman
  • Want
  • Fear
  • See

• When you're used to being in the public eye, if you've got a disease, you've got to own up to it. It's about being about it, not running from it.

  

  Randy Jackson Breakfast Club
  • Up
  • You
  • Running

• As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.

  

  Dana Hussein
  • Long
  • Country
  • Ambition

• My mom is super fabulous, and I remember her telling me at 13, 'You can start wearing makeup now.' And the funny thing is, I didn't take her up on it!

  

  Samira Wiley
  • Up
  • Remember
  • Funny

• In the context of social media, reddit is more about the media than the personalities.

  

  Yishan Wong
  • More
  • Media
  • Social Media

• What my father especially taught me was to not always take the safe road, the easy road. If you are going to do good work, you have to risk failing badly.

  

  Natasha Richardson
  • Good
  • Work
  • Father

• No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it.

  

  Danica Patrick
  • Think
  • Politics
  • Perspective

• The Democratic policy is any abortion, any time, for any reason at any point in a woman's pregnancy, right up until the last minute, to be paid by taxpayers. Barbara Boxer described this policy as, 'It's not a life until it leaves the hospital.'

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Life
  • Up
  • Time

• Liberals consider people to be nuisances.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • People
  • Consider
  • Liberals

• I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.

  

  Karl Pilkington
  • People
  • Bad
  • Thought

• What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it's teaching of outward conformity. You don't get in trouble for not having the character of Christ, but you do if you don't obey the laws.

  

  Dallas Willard
  • People
  • Character
  • Christian

• There's no lack of talent out there. I suspect there is a lack of creative guidance, and that would not be solely the responsibility of a director but also a producer.

  

  Harold Prince
  • Responsibility
  • Talent

• My life and my happiness is most important to me than any job or anything in the world.

  

  Nargis Fakhri
  • Life
  • World
  • Important

• Of course the shrieking desire for the scoop can get really strong, but so is the desire to safeguard connections and keep everyone happy.

  

  Rachel Sklar
  • Happy
  • Strong
  • Desire

• For sure it's better to have a coach. I won't lie to you. It's better to have someone to help you. I need it, you know. But as I say all the time, it's not easy to feel someone. That person has to be - has to be, for me, like good, first of all, but has to be hard and also understand my personality.

  

  Gael Monfils
  • Personality
  • Helping
  • Easy

• We in the Philippines know we have to perform our own role in terms of promoting peace in the world. We are actually members of the U.N. peacekeeping forces in many areas.

  

  Benigno Aquino III
  • World
  • Peace
  • Philippines

• The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.

  

  Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Humanity
  • Lies
  • Dealing

• Fatty, a bearded collie-terrier mix, is the kindest, cuddliest dog. And Oliver, a white golden retriever, even looks like me! My dogs have taught me to be more loving, more nurturing, and happier.

  

  Nicollette Sheridan
  • Dog
  • Pet
  • Golden

• I think, in effect, in most of the European countries, the total marginal tax rate is over 50 percent; that's to say, add on other taxes like VAT to the income tax.

  

  James Mirrlees