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.
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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.
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Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
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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.
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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.
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As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
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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!
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In the context of social media, reddit is more about the media than the personalities.
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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.
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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.'
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Liberals consider people to be nuisances.
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I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.
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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.
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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.
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My life and my happiness is most important to me than any job or anything in the world.
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Of course the shrieking desire for the scoop can get really strong, but so is the desire to safeguard connections and keep everyone happy.
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I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.
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It's better to bet on this life than on the next.
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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn't have to choose. And I believe that's always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately.
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Art Modell was a visionary, a deal-maker and a friend. And he possessed a marvelous sense of humor.
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Father, you left me, but I never left you.
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A man can buy nothing in the market with gentility.
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Before I wrote my first novel, 'The Expats,' I spent nearly two decades at various arms of publishing houses such as Random House, Workman, and HarperCollins, mostly as an acquisitions editor. But a more accurate title for that job might be rejection editor: while I acquired maybe a dozen projects per year, I'd reject hundreds upon hundreds.
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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.
