Jill Lepore Quotes
Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world.
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President Obama has contempt for real money.
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You start to become successful, and everybody starts to drive your money train to the bank, and they're not thinking anymore about what you want as an artist or if any of that even matters to you. It genuinely upsets people in my life that I don't care about money, and that's not my problem.
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I've done fine in this business, but I've never made quite enough money to have a family or have many options.
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I absolutely loathe the idea of doing a fragrance simply as a moneymaker. Personal brand to make money? Vomit.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too.
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The first money I have been offered was as District Officer Ba.
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Half of the great comedians I've had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn't understand why they were funny to anybody.
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
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We weren't dirt poor, but there was no spare money kicking around. While it was very much understood that the way to a better life was through education, books were a luxury we couldn't afford. But when I was six, we actually moved opposite the central library, and that became my home from home.
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I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.
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I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
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I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
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I wasn't born, I was ordered from room service.
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They used to say that knowledge is power. I used to think so, but I know now they mean money.
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I know why most people never get rich. They put the money ahead of the job. If you just think of the job, the money will automatically follow. This never fails.
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I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.
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Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests.
