John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a 'mature' record means.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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Anybody that believes that a country can be maintained that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic core to it, I believe, is naive in the extreme.
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Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.
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That's one of the things that I've loved about 'Spider-Man' and Marvel in general. The characters all have dimension.
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Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.
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I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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Every argument for Negro suffrage is an argument for women's suffrage.
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Acting is a form of confession.
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Even the pyramids might one day disappear, but not the Palestinians longing for their homeland.
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What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the overthrow of the mightiest empires of ancient times. Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome! The four successive, universal powers of the past. What and where are they?
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I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am.
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On sand, you can never be sure of anything. An ordinary shot can take a wicked deflection at the last moment.
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Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known.
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To add to the technostructure is to increase its power in the enterprise.
