James Tobin Quotes
The crisis triggered a fertile period of scientific ferment and revolution in economic theory.
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I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end, I still couldn't play, but I knew how to listen. I was probably the world's best listener.
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In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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I'm a serial dater. When I see someone I like, we go on multiple dates.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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Playing hard to get is not the way to win me over. I'm definitely more for the girl who can smile and laugh all the time and just have a good time!
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I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.
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I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
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The fact that one can lose one's sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one's consciousness is immaterial or that it presided over the birth of the universe.
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The New Deal was going to redistribute the national income according to ideals of social and economic justice.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.
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Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.
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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
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The long-term value proposition for cellphone companies isn't just voice conversation - it's transfer of data.
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'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.
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I'm playing a very strong character, it's the story of the woman Polish Jews out of the Warsaw ghetto. I've just begun my weapons training and the SAS type training that's getting me fit.
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Everything in our foreign and domestic policy is a question of issue for the American people to vote on.
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It seems like the reason that I miss the science fiction from the late '70s and '80s is that at that period, they really were doing interesting, introspective human stories that just happened to take place in science fiction settings.
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Typically, if you buy a studio with a library, their library is pretty well licensed out many years in advance, so you are not really gaining access to the programming in that way.
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I like to play around with mixing high-end with more affordable pieces.
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The crisis triggered a fertile period of scientific ferment and revolution in economic theory.
