James Surowiecki Quotes
All things being equal, letting people make decisions for themselves will produce smarter outcomes, collectively, than relying on government planners.
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I've had laser eye surgery and I don't wear glasses any more, so people just go, 'You're not Damien Hirst.' I don't get recognized on the street.
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I feel like if I live the Christian life, then the people should be able to see it in my everyday actions.
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People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.
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For thousands of years, we did have death surrounding us, and we did have people die in the home. You would take care of your own end. You would do ritual processes, and you would be involved in it, and that's been taken away in the Western world.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.
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Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.
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The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic.
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If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.
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The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When you have a bad day on the field, what do you do? Talk to your teammates.
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Some people like just sitting down and being taken for a ride. That's a beautiful thing that fiction can do. But it's not the only thing. In television and film, people are ready to accept any kind of jump cut, but the slightest disturbance on the page ruffles their feathers.
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You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
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I think, with 'Pride,' I always knew that was something amazing because of the people who were in it and the story and the way it was written and who was directing. Anyone in that cast knew it was special.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we're left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people.
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I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do.
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For me, there are no my people and strangers, no bad people and good people. All people are equal for me.
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I love figuring out a stranger, sitting down and learning about their loves and struggles and everything. People are my jam.
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Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
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The people who are writing online and the people in my genre of creative non-fiction exert a great deal more freedom that journalists are allowed to exert in their day-to-day work.
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I like short beards. Not a big fan of the bigger beards.
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I think if you've got a good idea it will stand out in one of the different mediums. For example, something might happen to me today and it could be something to talk about tomorrow on the radio, or I can write about it, or perhaps it will be best suited to telly.
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All things being equal, letting people make decisions for themselves will produce smarter outcomes, collectively, than relying on government planners.
