John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.
Quotes to Explore
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If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.
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You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.
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People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.
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I would love the opportunity to create my own program. I feel like a TV show with a format of monologue with lots of sketches thrown in could be really fun. But you know, that may never happen. Minimally, I just want to keep making stand-up.
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September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger.
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We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.
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The '90s are really the 'Sex and the City' woman, and I think, right now, the new contemporary woman is the 'Lipstick Jungle' woman.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that.
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For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people.
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When I was 13, I got my first guitar, and I could sort of play Ted Nugent songs, but I couldn't play the solos. But I could play along with entire Ramones songs.
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You are doomed to make choices. This is life's greatest paradox.
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Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.
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Most music careers slowly but surely go down.
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I don't think I ever wore pants on 'Reno 911!' and I was on it about five times.
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Los Angeles is a good city in which to be a reporter. Always entertaining, always an incubator.
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
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A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself.
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There are so many ships in the animation sea that are computer driven, that I think we can have at least one that's just a log raft that we can row by hand.
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
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I've always been a strong feminist and felt that the image of models was detrimental to women. That whole thing really bothered me. I would think about quitting about once a week.
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Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.
