John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
There is no name for all who participate in group decision-making or the organization which they form. I propose to call this organization the Technostructure.
Quotes to Explore
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Islam means peace.
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It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.
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If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn't arrive.
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I've dealt with a lot in my life.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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After briefly considering whether to study biology or medicine, I opted for medicine and initiated my studies at the University of Bonn. The first two years were particularly hard, since I simultaneously decided to attend lectures and courses in biology as well.
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Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.
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I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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I am richer than Davy Crockett. I can settle back and do what I want to do. And what I want to do is card tricks and magic.
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Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
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I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.'
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In a play, you only get one chance, and you have to get it perfect. In a film, you can change and fix it whatever way you want, so really, there's a pretty big difference.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
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Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.
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I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious.
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I am fortunate in having this bone structure because I have a tremendously prominent temple. I like to think that's it's because I'm so intelligent. People say: 'You haven't got a line on your forehead.' I do. It's just the bones are holding them all out, and the cheekbones are holding my face up.
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My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best.
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This is a good decision by the European Parliament to reduce the number of permits traded and is an important step forward for climate change policy.
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Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions.
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There is no name for all who participate in group decision-making or the organization which they form. I propose to call this organization the Technostructure.
