John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.
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I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
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I love the States and their attitudes about entertainment.
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I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.
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Not only are Feiglin's people radicals and fascists but also the bearers of severe personal disturbances, which hide behind a layer of patriotic make-up under the camouflage of the Jewish faith.
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When you're bullied in high school, even if it's the smallest amount, or you're actually tortured, I feel like everybody carries that with them. They always think of that one person who treated them badly in high school.
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I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored, wouldn't we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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The kind of cynical politics of divide and conquer, that's shameful stuff, and I don't know - people live their life like that, but I don't know how they look back and feel good about themselves.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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I was raised doing martial arts.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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A lot of these guys in 'Fight Master' will compete in Bellator and in mixed mart arts for quite some time.
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There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.
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Little girls and boys, barefooted, walked up and down between the endless rows of spindles, reaching thin little hands into the machinery to repair snapped threads.
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Grant, if we edited Fortran, I assume that you'd put a column thing in there.
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There are no second acts in American lives.
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Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum.
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In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.
